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THE STENCH OF HATRED


A kindergarten teacher has decided to let her class play a game.

0 r- n, Q1 Z! m$ f' i# P: EThe teacher told each child in the class to bring along a plastic

bag containing a few potatoes. Each potato will be given a name

3 S8 ^+ d0 V0 y4 Dof a person that the child hates, so the number of potatoes that
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a child will put in his/her plastic bag will depend on the number
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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

3 while some up to 5 potatoes.
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# ^5 |  |9 c, B& dThe 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.

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

week, the children were relieved because the game had finally ended.

  j6 c' S& g- z7 X9 R$ \6 `  yThe teacher asked: "How did you feel while carrying the potatoes

' s! e( {/ E8 k( B* Ewith you for 1 week?" The children let out their frustrations and

started complaining of the trouble that they had to go through

; V6 E0 s  j/ }1 t7 K8 V; ^5 Ahaving 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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/ j' Y, f( t* }7 pThe teacher said: "This is exactly the situation when you carry

your hatred for somebody inside your heart. The stench of hatred
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* @+ t5 ]% [8 I& Vwill contaminate your heart and you will carry it with you wherever

3 K- q7 ~5 ?( ~+ Q, G, f0 j/ 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;

+ F/ N, w* h1 @) y4 D! Iit is something you do for yourself.
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Give yourself the gift of forgiveness"

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The implied meaning is simple but profound.