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THE STENCH OF HATRED
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5 P( Z% Z6 w, j& @  x8 ^A kindergarten teacher has decided to let her class play a game.

$ S3 B  m. p* m) v8 j! nThe teacher told each child in the class to bring along a plastic
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* I; _; x# e- X4 ~1 J# f9 [% z1 `bag containing a few potatoes. Each potato will be given a name
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a child will put in his/her plastic bag will depend on the number

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9 V) z; d' @7 P1 ~3 ~! PSo when the day came, every child brought some potatoes with
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the name of the people he/she hated. Some had 2 potatoes; some

3 while some up to 5 potatoes.
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The teacher then told the children to carry with them the potatoes

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

due to the unpleasant smell let out by the rotten potatoes. Besides,
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' a1 H" ^+ ]( tthose 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.
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3 R/ X$ O2 s( d# X1 W, {( _The teacher asked: "How did you feel while carrying the potatoes
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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
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having to carry the heavy and smelly potatoes wherever they go.
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3 y  U0 Z5 |4 a9 p* Z3 W7 TThen 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

$ \) [9 W5 p, g: i9 Lyour hatred for somebody inside your heart. The stench of hatred

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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

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"Forgiveness is not something you do for someone else;
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5 H, t, T! r! ]# Q) cit is something you do for yourself.

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The implied meaning is simple but profound.