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THE STENCH OF HATRED


: w4 ?! |# f" f- a1 D( _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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of a person that the child hates, so the number of potatoes that

a child will put in his/her plastic bag will depend on the number

of people he/she hates.
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So when the day came, every child brought some potatoes with

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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.
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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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0 r9 P. Z8 I- S$ dthose having 5 potatoes also had to carry heavier bags. After 1

week, the children were relieved because the game had finally ended.

The teacher asked: "How did you feel while carrying the potatoes

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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$ p$ V9 C1 ~% n% gThen the teacher told them the hidden meaning behind the game.

9 K6 E; N; v/ D) L" Q3 i/ `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
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you go. If you cannot tolerate the smell of rotten potatoes for just

" [1 E8 o# `% I7 a# }* X1 week, can you imagine what is it like to have the stench of hatred
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9 m& H6 J% H4 }2 z5 f5 m4 f( win your heart for your lifetime???"
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"Forgiveness is not something you do for someone else;
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Give yourself the gift of forgiveness"

connie

The implied meaning is simple but profound.