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THE STENCH OF HATRED ! S7 U0 _) S3 K7 a' S( D9 e
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A kindergarten teacher has decided to let her class play a game.
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E9 X7 K: S6 r# j* _The teacher told each child in the class to bring along a plastic
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, R( H5 G, [$ n9 Mbag 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 . Y3 |1 V x* D5 }* m2 ?
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of people he/she hates. . A% H+ Y, M2 o& I
8 y' T( c! w2 z- LSo when the day came, every child brought some potatoes with / \- ^5 |' [: @$ D% l9 W% E [
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the name of the people he/she hated. Some had 2 potatoes; some : k' Y; Y+ N% p0 v% y) \
3 Y, x) a' ]7 |# l$ p8 Q3 while some up to 5 potatoes.
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1 h1 o8 e/ g5 I7 V# eThe teacher then told the children to carry with them the potatoes
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in the plastic bag wherever they go (even to the toilet) for 1 week.
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* f/ F! @! r2 \) XDays after days passed by, and the children started to complain / C* v3 [. ^) T: a# w
7 Q; t1 B( z6 z* X6 @0 s4 S fdue to the unpleasant smell let out by the rotten potatoes. Besides,
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! d* U' }6 E7 _+ x4 Kthose having 5 potatoes also had to carry heavier bags. After 1 % ^0 r, d$ g. `6 I: P
0 c/ r0 \' w) G- T2 [8 vweek, the children were relieved because the game had finally ended. ) G& ]: g! `. [5 R5 v/ |8 q5 A$ X+ o
, l+ K6 \) |- Q: |' F3 q* j4 e. XThe teacher asked: "How did you feel while carrying the potatoes 2 H( i, Y, B0 H. V8 i$ B) @$ n: T
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with you for 1 week?" The children let out their frustrations and % O D+ s& W- ?: i. x( F- ?
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started complaining of the trouble that they had to go through ) T. \ ]* U( U* G3 ], Y$ h+ b, x
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having to carry the heavy and smelly potatoes wherever they go. 5 c) ?' M1 A0 a- R2 F1 x1 s$ n3 @- R# \
9 @' d* W4 V( [: }5 J2 t" fThen the teacher told them the hidden meaning behind the game. $ r8 B9 l& k# x7 b- y
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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
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will contaminate your heart and you will carry it with you wherever ; K# P2 t% J2 q C i
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you go. If you cannot tolerate the smell of rotten potatoes for just % y* E1 v5 }* Q' U# x- y
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; X; c" M8 g8 w$ e% gin your heart for your lifetime???" ' K& h- A7 w& _
/ k, u. W8 a- Z- k$ K2 K6 S0 P"Forgiveness is not something you do for someone else; 9 M7 n. _" t& M) j# Y7 @
- K' l( \$ R w$ Git is something you do for yourself. 6 x7 d5 t# t3 Q. f3 s
8 q, P, g `4 M/ Z& xGive yourself the gift of forgiveness" |
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