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THE STENCH OF HATRED

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. O6 n( d3 D  D: D  \% cA kindergarten teacher has decided to let her class play a game.
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4 c6 R! y  l( u; z' wThe teacher told each child in the class to bring along a plastic

; w% C) h; i/ I" D+ {bag containing a few potatoes. Each potato will be given a name
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of a person that the child hates, so the number of potatoes that
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a child will put in his/her plastic bag will depend on the number
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of people he/she hates.
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) Q, I( N" t# W: u+ Z+ ^8 JSo when the day came, every child brought some potatoes with

the name of the people he/she hated. Some had 2 potatoes; some

3 while some up to 5 potatoes.
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- l. k5 K7 s! J6 R6 L' g# d6 nThe teacher then told the children to carry with them the potatoes

in the plastic bag wherever they go (even to the toilet) for 1 week.

Days after days passed by, and the children started to complain

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2 M- W3 O8 E" E6 f1 _" G5 Xthose having 5 potatoes also had to carry heavier bags. After 1

  t% {5 H7 l$ U. E6 _/ Q/ Cweek, the children were relieved because the game had finally ended.
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The teacher asked: "How did you feel while carrying the potatoes
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& K/ i' E8 _9 H8 [+ _+ Z% R* Dwith you for 1 week?" The children let out their frustrations and
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: l. o0 |( h$ pstarted complaining of the trouble that they had to go through
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0 I9 H' ~. ~: i+ }! Nhaving to carry the heavy and smelly potatoes wherever they go.

  Q+ V5 {: y9 j# PThen the teacher told them the hidden meaning behind the game.
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The teacher said: "This is exactly the situation when you carry
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your hatred for somebody inside your heart. The stench of hatred

6 k4 |) f& a/ @  F2 d5 q: Cwill contaminate your heart and you will carry it with you wherever

% |& F, y9 [! D# _you go. If you cannot tolerate the smell of rotten potatoes for just
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- `1 m" F1 ^1 x+ r$ n1 week, can you imagine what is it like to have the stench of hatred

in your heart for your lifetime???"

"Forgiveness is not something you do for someone else;
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it is something you do for yourself.

Give yourself the gift of forgiveness"

connie

The implied meaning is simple but profound.