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THE STENCH OF HATRED

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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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bag containing a few potatoes. Each potato will be given a name
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7 r# P7 g. l2 r" D$ R1 K5 uof a person that the child hates, so the number of potatoes that

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of 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
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! _) O; J) k! E6 W" x" ]7 aThe 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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Days after days passed by, and the children started to complain
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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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, b( B8 T/ ?2 ~( g* Y! H. nThe teacher asked: "How did you feel while carrying the potatoes
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8 k, n. E2 G  Ewith you for 1 week?" The children let out their frustrations and

started complaining of the trouble that they had to go through

6 p% N2 Y0 b# Y7 \' P  [having to carry the heavy and smelly potatoes wherever they go.
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Then the teacher told them the hidden meaning behind the game.

* T9 x" D7 Z% l( u; `) ^% E. G. iThe teacher said: "This is exactly the situation when you carry

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you go. If you cannot tolerate the smell of rotten potatoes for just
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- \7 @: y$ s, @1 week, can you imagine what is it like to have the stench of hatred
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% e2 B' d  n+ ~( t0 Vin your heart for your lifetime???"

"Forgiveness is not something you do for someone else;
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5 B( c) D% v2 }) |: B  JGive yourself the gift of forgiveness"

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The implied meaning is simple but profound.