宽容的心

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THE STENCH OF HATRED


5 i3 M( t- ~! y* s. }/ H. Y' U* HA kindergarten teacher has decided to let her class play a game.

% G; K; i) H4 F9 tThe teacher told each child in the class to bring along a plastic

bag containing a few potatoes. Each potato will be given a name
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$ O" X1 q4 D" q( Wof 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
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of people he/she hates.
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. m' N- P: o! U7 K; PSo when the day came, every child brought some potatoes with
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the name of the people he/she hated. Some had 2 potatoes; some

' ^8 a5 y4 B# B2 f7 E* S3 while some up to 5 potatoes.

6 \, _! W# C) v1 k  c3 tThe teacher then told the children to carry with them the potatoes

, i0 q2 I% F* y  b' A  Min the plastic bag wherever they go (even to the toilet) for 1 week.

Days after days passed by, and the children started to complain

due to the unpleasant smell let out by the rotten potatoes. Besides,

0 B- d7 d; @7 o) p. {7 W* H3 o  nthose 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
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  `0 p/ Y1 U9 _- B2 M2 ustarted complaining of the trouble that they had to go through

, z  o* Q: A' ~% J8 ?) Y% rhaving to carry the heavy and smelly potatoes wherever they go.

Then the teacher told them the hidden meaning behind the game.

The teacher said: "This is exactly the situation when you carry
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+ }4 K9 G5 f0 e- @7 Jyour hatred for somebody inside your heart. The stench of hatred
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% h2 ~& x& H: O) T$ G/ Dwill 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

5 ^+ x, B. |- o/ E1 week, can you imagine what is it like to have the stench of hatred
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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.