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THE STENCH OF HATRED
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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

. T" i$ v6 X3 h' I- U8 t: Ybag containing a few potatoes. Each potato will be given a name

: }; x/ A+ h  E  t3 I" bof a person that the child hates, so the number of potatoes that
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So when the day came, every child brought some potatoes with
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) ~5 v0 q( U4 }/ W; Hthe name of the people he/she hated. Some had 2 potatoes; some
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1 y. e4 C2 i+ [' ^: ]The teacher then told the children to carry with them the potatoes
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" F+ ]/ {9 ^; c3 Z: I4 J( rin the plastic bag wherever they go (even to the toilet) for 1 week.

3 p5 c1 o4 F" iDays after days passed by, and the children started to complain

" K3 u" H+ R8 Q' d8 E+ Xdue to the unpleasant smell let out by the rotten potatoes. Besides,
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) m$ m8 k; L, H6 E9 [2 L# Y0 J* ~' Cthose having 5 potatoes also had to carry heavier bags. After 1

* {& [1 z2 G+ t. Wweek, the children were relieved because the game had finally ended.
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The teacher asked: "How did you feel while carrying the potatoes
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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.
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1 c. {- R8 D5 F4 HThe 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

$ a3 m& x! |; a# X! myou go. If you cannot tolerate the smell of rotten potatoes for just
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3 O3 ~8 S2 X- [% W1 week, can you imagine what is it like to have the stench of hatred
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in your heart for your lifetime???"

7 ~: \: c7 J( x"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.