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THE STENCH OF HATRED


A kindergarten teacher has decided to let her class play a game.

The teacher told each child in the class to bring along a plastic
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* C0 L, O" h* {+ I9 g2 J5 p& e# Fbag containing a few potatoes. Each potato will be given a name
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) |4 E& u; q( ?" qof a person that the child hates, so the number of potatoes that
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# a/ e+ o; m% ^) V& `" [a child will put in his/her plastic bag will depend on the number
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  J% Q7 `! X' b% Q: s# u# l* Z7 }9 lof people he/she hates.
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So when the day came, every child brought some potatoes with

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

; \& [7 k8 g5 R8 w' z3 while some up to 5 potatoes.

5 h/ o# u: e$ B! p! M' B1 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.
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  }# d1 @) W4 v7 r# ODays after days passed by, and the children started to complain

due to the unpleasant smell let out by the rotten potatoes. Besides,

those having 5 potatoes also had to carry heavier bags. After 1
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* |# J+ j0 i/ D+ S' |week, the children were relieved because the game had finally ended.

! Y' U; K: {! N! p* s6 XThe teacher asked: "How did you feel while carrying the potatoes

with you for 1 week?" The children let out their frustrations and
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started complaining of the trouble that they had to go through

+ \+ N+ _1 w2 Z$ {' c5 z6 l5 O# yhaving to carry the heavy and smelly potatoes wherever they go.
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1 ~3 D# d& j) h2 c4 f) w1 VThen the teacher told them the hidden meaning behind the game.

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

+ |0 s: z+ O4 ]. u, Swill contaminate your heart and you will carry it with you wherever
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you go. If you cannot tolerate the smell of rotten potatoes for just

1 week, can you imagine what is it like to have the stench of hatred

) V5 |! ~8 |- q8 G( Hin your heart for your lifetime???"

% w/ A- W  V- m: v) f. P, h+ i"Forgiveness is not something you do for someone else;

it is something you do for yourself.

Give yourself the gift of forgiveness"

connie

The implied meaning is simple but profound.