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THE STENCH OF HATRED
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* `# r$ ?+ N, [$ p, O7 QA kindergarten teacher has decided to let her class play a game.

6 I" g. r: _# CThe teacher told each child in the class to bring along a plastic
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% w6 Z% w' Z" J' Zbag containing a few potatoes. Each potato will be given a name

' ?9 s- n" }8 c$ O2 u7 u- s; v# qof a person that the child hates, so the number of potatoes that
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of people he/she hates.

3 F1 M1 h$ G8 z1 g3 K% USo 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

3 while some up to 5 potatoes.

+ S" l8 L4 J% r7 }! _7 yThe teacher then told the children to carry with them the potatoes
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in the plastic bag wherever they go (even to the toilet) for 1 week.
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' b9 w/ `% L; i3 Z$ v6 DDays after days passed by, and the children started to complain
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due to the unpleasant smell let out by the rotten potatoes. Besides,
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those having 5 potatoes also had to carry heavier bags. After 1

" |3 M" B: T3 i2 c, kweek, the children were relieved because the game had finally ended.

The teacher asked: "How did you feel while carrying the potatoes
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with you for 1 week?" The children let out their frustrations and

4 ~- J9 K& D* W  E6 {9 rstarted complaining of the trouble that they had to go through

having to carry the heavy and smelly potatoes wherever they go.

7 }" q3 ^, D" K1 N% q: gThen the teacher told them the hidden meaning behind the game.
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The teacher said: "This is exactly the situation when you carry

0 a6 `* S1 t& Y/ k; T  u8 n% \# G$ Byour hatred for somebody inside your heart. The stench of hatred
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3 h+ f- b1 m, n3 g8 |6 Bwill 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

' m. {+ k+ I! r' @1 week, can you imagine what is it like to have the stench of hatred

8 D% {' ]% u" S7 {, ^1 B2 hin your heart for your lifetime???"

"Forgiveness is not something you do for someone else;

* ~, T; q$ a! S. \) A) jit is something you do for yourself.
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Give yourself the gift of forgiveness"

connie

The implied meaning is simple but profound.