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THE STENCH OF HATRED
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; W* w, N" U9 PA kindergarten teacher has decided to let her class play a game.
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The teacher told each child in the class to bring along a plastic

, V9 p. x2 S- J2 o5 D7 q. Wbag containing a few potatoes. Each potato will be given a name
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4 |3 _  a# X+ I$ E' Kof 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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; }- T' K: D  F3 D/ W- Sof 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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2 M; P; d2 T7 TThe teacher then told the children to carry with them the potatoes

' u# P5 u7 k- T1 h/ I: hin the plastic bag wherever they go (even to the toilet) for 1 week.
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Days 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,

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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The teacher asked: "How did you feel while carrying the potatoes

  |9 K  J; m. U" mwith you for 1 week?" The children let out their frustrations and
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! o9 j3 U  h* E8 j1 W; y/ ^* ~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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  U) W4 ]. H% _' O6 ZThe teacher said: "This is exactly the situation when you carry
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your hatred for somebody inside your heart. The stench of hatred

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! s) g, k7 o: Myou go. If you cannot tolerate the smell of rotten potatoes for just
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1 week, can you imagine what is it like to have the stench of hatred

in your heart for your lifetime???"
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"Forgiveness is not something you do for someone else;
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it is something you do for yourself.
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Give yourself the gift of forgiveness"

connie

The implied meaning is simple but profound.