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THE STENCH OF HATRED


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

( o* c4 g; X2 x5 m' N3 G0 @The teacher told each child in the class to bring along a plastic
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+ L/ n8 b. _: G- X* xbag containing a few potatoes. Each potato will be given a name
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$ y8 S+ n9 a% ~' Q1 l% @0 Sof a person that the child hates, so the number of potatoes that
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6 d) x( w: h  j2 Aa child will put in his/her plastic bag will depend on the number
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+ J' R! K; L! v5 M  Kof people he/she hates.

: P; ~. ]% V! ]* `% O! P6 o- I3 @So when the day came, every child brought some potatoes with

7 n1 A7 J3 M$ |the name of the people he/she hated. Some had 2 potatoes; some

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The 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.

1 n( T8 V8 l- D# H, ?2 cDays after days passed by, and the children started to complain
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/ ?6 K- a8 @0 h7 x* O# ]due to the unpleasant smell let out by the rotten potatoes. Besides,
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those 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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% X1 `% f) C  m6 w0 M8 sThe 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

started complaining of the trouble that they had to go through

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.

The teacher said: "This is exactly the situation when you carry

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
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you go. If you cannot tolerate the smell of rotten potatoes for just

9 t' R7 T4 ^, t( _( |1 week, can you imagine what is it like to have the stench of hatred

in your heart for your lifetime???"

9 `" D% v" ~$ S1 S7 k"Forgiveness is not something you do for someone else;

it is something you do for yourself.
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Give yourself the gift of forgiveness"

connie

The implied meaning is simple but profound.