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THE STENCH OF HATRED

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

9 x6 |. [5 J( ]( f# J5 wThe teacher told each child in the class to bring along a plastic
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5 a6 H) H5 x. S- \bag containing a few potatoes. Each potato will be given a name
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9 [- y& |0 S$ l' V3 C7 mof a person that the child hates, so the number of potatoes that

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of people he/she hates.

So when the day came, every child brought some potatoes with
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7 [# S! Z9 K' n' ?2 Fthe name of the people he/she hated. Some had 2 potatoes; some

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, W$ I0 w) W) _2 t: T5 XThe 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

due to the unpleasant smell let out by the rotten potatoes. Besides,
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% G, J$ X: Z& G! e/ e1 E1 D% gthose having 5 potatoes also had to carry heavier bags. After 1
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) J- N8 a6 R) ~week, the children were relieved because the game had finally ended.

The teacher asked: "How did you feel while carrying the potatoes
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3 e1 A9 w0 h- E( R2 h# X( I5 Qwith you for 1 week?" The children let out their frustrations and

! s) e/ M5 c* y- W7 Rstarted complaining of the trouble that they had to go through
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: O& S/ o$ E5 p4 ]& i4 |having to carry the heavy and smelly potatoes wherever they go.

Then 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

will contaminate your heart and you will carry it with you wherever

6 w1 Z8 |$ G9 Y0 h; Z" wyou go. If you cannot tolerate the smell of rotten potatoes for just
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# E0 P. A5 H5 x# K# W7 B1 |1 week, can you imagine what is it like to have the stench of hatred

in your heart for your lifetime???"
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' ?1 N4 W" L! e0 j7 u; z1 E2 w5 \+ v"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.