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发表于 2004-10-29 04:51 | 显示全部楼层 |阅读模式
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THE STENCH OF HATRED % K4 l. ^4 l/ E) k  d- f1 }# U" y

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A kindergarten teacher has decided to let her class play a game.
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The teacher told each child in the class to bring along a plastic
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1 K) z* @- j2 X; N/ vbag containing a few potatoes. Each potato will be given a name ) y8 Y, L9 d# z1 y' \

  K, q( P+ k% g8 V* L: i9 p9 w0 @% \% oof 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 - E* g/ Q* C  ?3 b8 G$ V3 M0 @

, `2 @+ W: \/ n; ?of people he/she hates. 8 N* e9 h: o3 H* W' s  v) l9 Y: l' r

1 G: m8 O: }/ Y( |1 K0 |So when the day came, every child brought some potatoes with
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, e! k( I3 _* i" c8 o& zthe name of the people he/she hated. Some had 2 potatoes; some
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. d0 u- l! h( d6 X9 I3 while some up to 5 potatoes. : @0 f0 I% [0 M! M

' U9 D; _* u- kThe teacher then told the children to carry with them the potatoes " j$ _  `0 W, C% H, L

' Q  M3 X$ R- f* M0 m3 p% h/ {/ uin the plastic bag wherever they go (even to the toilet) for 1 week. 1 y- o( s8 ?- V% N# `+ G

- g! c4 s. q. l7 t. B1 K) _Days after days passed by, and the children started to complain
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# U% v4 v9 J+ ?: }+ Pdue to the unpleasant smell let out by the rotten potatoes. Besides,
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6 X8 Y+ S2 Y: G4 y- B9 Uthose having 5 potatoes also had to carry heavier bags. After 1
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week, the children were relieved because the game had finally ended. . p' @2 u! P+ I" Q# r% h# Q
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The teacher asked: "How did you feel while carrying the potatoes : L- z+ n; W0 t% |+ q' Z5 N0 y

+ o" X* F6 s7 t% K2 J/ w$ bwith you for 1 week?" The children let out their frustrations and $ A: x+ o+ h/ D
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started complaining of the trouble that they had to go through
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) I7 z* s! \7 h6 o/ i% t  j" M* zhaving to carry the heavy and smelly potatoes wherever they go. : n! f) b4 X5 T
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Then the teacher told them the hidden meaning behind the game.
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% z; a6 Q' s0 w" r, I3 sThe teacher said: "This is exactly the situation when you carry 0 t5 N; z1 V5 o# W" Q; i( n
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your hatred for somebody inside your heart. The stench of hatred
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, V% K, t" T8 Owill contaminate your heart and you will carry it with you wherever ' m) G& \, t2 C* d
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you go. If you cannot tolerate the smell of rotten potatoes for just
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1 week, can you imagine what is it like to have the stench of hatred
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2 j! h4 L$ v1 W+ q, x" `in your heart for your lifetime???" 4 H$ D) v% b: b) W9 y

  z' m: Q4 ~" E) w4 E& S' o"Forgiveness is not something you do for someone else; 9 Y' ]  P; E( q  s( P6 |
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it is something you do for yourself.
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- e( I: L6 l* e  qGive yourself the gift of forgiveness"
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发表于 2004-11-1 05:10 | 显示全部楼层
The implied meaning is simple but profound.
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