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发表于 2004-10-29 04:51 | 显示全部楼层 |阅读模式
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THE STENCH OF HATRED
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A kindergarten teacher has decided to let her class play a game.
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The teacher told each child in the class to bring along a plastic
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8 j2 [* I* V% H0 _9 U0 T; z  g/ ibag containing a few potatoes. Each potato will be given a name
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4 X: |# n7 s" g4 O9 Za child will put in his/her plastic bag will depend on the number
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of people he/she hates.
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So when the day came, every child brought some potatoes with
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3 while some up to 5 potatoes. 3 x% i* V7 f+ B% W2 Y
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The teacher then told the children to carry with them the potatoes $ J. O4 K4 l! K0 ^8 V

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, r: }/ x0 J) M4 }1 VDays after days passed by, and the children started to complain / m5 U/ G  H# j

" `0 I' y! F% r1 R) C% Rdue to the unpleasant smell let out by the rotten potatoes. Besides,
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% q. h" d+ K- I! |" Mthose having 5 potatoes also had to carry heavier bags. After 1 / p0 {: U$ Y& q# Q. m3 ^+ ~

1 p, n! V5 x7 [* K1 R4 L8 Tweek, the children were relieved because the game had finally ended. 7 P& M2 c: b* }4 `  A5 `, t* `$ B$ ?

. [1 S3 E1 M) nThe teacher asked: "How did you feel while carrying the potatoes 1 U4 P, Q' C, Q% i% L

+ B' O! A; l; J, O+ }" {( gwith you for 1 week?" The children let out their frustrations and & L1 U/ p$ K% S) q

) i2 g) ~! P4 o/ ostarted 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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; q" z/ T/ d0 BThen the teacher told them the hidden meaning behind the game.
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  C  S: U# l# C) T' h/ C( `8 I/ xThe teacher said: "This is exactly the situation when you carry
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1 G- |) m' p& n2 I6 U' gyour 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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9 ~5 P' w  |" i% kyou go. If you cannot tolerate the smell of rotten potatoes for just + \. }1 v9 o0 a4 X% A4 e

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in your heart for your lifetime???"
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Give yourself the gift of forgiveness"
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发表于 2004-11-1 05:10 | 显示全部楼层
The implied meaning is simple but profound.
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