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THE STENCH OF HATRED
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9 b) X$ C: B6 T: o5 @8 tA kindergarten teacher has decided to let her class play a game.

The teacher told each child in the class to bring along a plastic
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of a person that the child hates, so the number of potatoes that
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of people he/she hates.

So 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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' d4 i3 ^1 q' s2 ZThe teacher then told the children to carry with them the potatoes

in the plastic bag wherever they go (even to the toilet) for 1 week.

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

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those having 5 potatoes also had to carry heavier bags. After 1

week, the children were relieved because the game had finally ended.
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8 `& A5 q, E. f+ E# ?% O8 a5 NThe teacher asked: "How did you feel while carrying the potatoes
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$ K' a# `- a; M5 E( U2 w; l8 Qwith you for 1 week?" The children let out their frustrations and
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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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Then the teacher told them the hidden meaning behind the game.
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# F; |0 m( g! D/ }" nThe teacher said: "This is exactly the situation when you carry
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1 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 L( b9 N2 v: C/ n% t"Forgiveness is not something you do for someone else;

it is something you do for yourself.

Give yourself the gift of forgiveness"

connie

The implied meaning is simple but profound.