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THE STENCH OF HATRED


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

bag containing a few potatoes. Each potato will be given a name
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a child will put in his/her plastic bag will depend on the number
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" g- ~. P3 i; [6 I" y) T( v* F* Yof people he/she hates.
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' n3 @. O/ ]6 U5 E. V. BSo when the day came, every child brought some potatoes with

the name of the people he/she hated. Some had 2 potatoes; some
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3 while some up to 5 potatoes.
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! d0 @" _  q3 c4 r, ~- CThe teacher then told the children to carry with them the potatoes

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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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7 d0 H, ~& O. h0 ~those having 5 potatoes also had to carry heavier bags. After 1
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The teacher asked: "How did you feel while carrying the potatoes
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8 \* e  h6 b9 r3 J8 I# Q3 Uwith you for 1 week?" The children let out their frustrations and

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having to carry the heavy and smelly potatoes wherever they go.
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- X. W3 D1 w$ W6 _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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8 W7 a2 v2 _! j0 Y7 @: {8 kyour hatred for somebody inside your heart. The stench of hatred
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! Z; \4 C, b9 K+ B9 X  n0 }5 Ywill 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 week, can you imagine what is it like to have the stench of hatred
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) Y) P2 z' v1 b$ b5 |in your heart for your lifetime???"

1 c0 I1 }- W9 }  c4 u5 A( p% k"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.