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THE STENCH OF HATRED ' L4 m1 x/ F$ G; J; a- i' i
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A kindergarten teacher has decided to let her class play a game. , m' u1 U- R k5 H7 m* E
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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 & ]1 q2 ]& x. B |8 `6 L/ X
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of a person that the child hates, so the number of potatoes that ) E. @+ A* N3 c7 |& n% p
/ R1 a. _: R9 g. f+ q4 G" ?a child will put in his/her plastic bag will depend on the number
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$ f8 {" \; m; h8 R$ cof people he/she hates.
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4 Z* O1 A! L, V1 r: B/ q9 R" A0 [So when the day came, every child brought some potatoes with ! R& ] B! V1 D% {
- O/ \. X" ~3 Q" X$ Fthe name of the people he/she hated. Some had 2 potatoes; some
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3 while some up to 5 potatoes. * e( N& W: P2 Z3 U; E0 g
9 t `! O/ W/ P/ ]9 P( kThe teacher then told the children to carry with them the potatoes ) J- q& @, j1 F! j8 ]% K+ V0 m
+ P5 c' \! q/ r! fin the plastic bag wherever they go (even to the toilet) for 1 week. ; i1 A- E* V4 o
7 ]' ~$ B3 | B2 l; P8 j/ BDays after days passed by, and the children started to complain
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0 ~! O' B% c: D; a0 ^, Ydue 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 6 x1 r8 P' Y c [' }. p
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week, the children were relieved because the game had finally ended. ( d! n4 H5 Y$ g
9 M9 [9 H* d( ~' u1 P1 j2 XThe teacher asked: "How did you feel while carrying the potatoes ' Y$ g! O- ^! M
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with you for 1 week?" The children let out their frustrations and ' _! N5 ~4 ]2 H5 y! o, q' C
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started complaining of the trouble that they had to go through
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having to carry the heavy and smelly potatoes wherever they go.
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3 N6 Z! l4 D+ |( VThen the teacher told them the hidden meaning behind the game. 3 P5 X2 m6 P! p _5 ~
( O& Z% B' X' T) J( EThe teacher said: "This is exactly the situation when you carry
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% s$ b3 ]6 N+ r, S4 ^your hatred for somebody inside your heart. The stench of hatred - V$ O+ ]7 a: Y7 l; c# k" U' M5 V
+ R2 r |3 k, T6 v6 ?* nwill contaminate your heart and you will carry it with you wherever
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4 o/ a( W. C- \2 K- }" fyou go. If you cannot tolerate the smell of rotten potatoes for just 4 }9 v5 {) F6 T1 w7 r
Y0 Q: B1 @0 ~0 O1 week, can you imagine what is it like to have the stench of hatred
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: _( v T: O+ S- ]5 B9 `in your heart for your lifetime???"
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& w5 _- g& ^" V" i, [9 \# M3 q"Forgiveness is not something you do for someone else; - v) O# j" s9 u* `/ j
; Y& C. w \; q$ }it is something you do for yourself. - Z) s: K5 o& R3 h
+ h8 L7 j/ P$ \( w/ q& TGive yourself the gift of forgiveness" |
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