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THE STENCH OF HATRED
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# S& |9 @" Z/ y! f4 \, U  YA kindergarten teacher has decided to let her class play a game.

The teacher told each child in the class to bring along a plastic

- L- Z! C; @4 u, r/ X; Tbag containing a few potatoes. Each potato will be given a name
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of 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

of people he/she hates.
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5 V; w: Q7 O: Y: n" K9 {So when the day came, every child brought some potatoes with

% b( A$ C9 L8 g1 {# @the name of the people he/she hated. Some had 2 potatoes; some

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0 I+ V  `  u( oThe 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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Days after days passed by, and the children started to complain
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: c6 `/ B8 `. f. K. _due to the unpleasant smell let out by the rotten potatoes. Besides,

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

/ S; Y) L/ R8 p  eweek, the children were relieved because the game had finally ended.

& y* B1 @  _; }% sThe teacher asked: "How did you feel while carrying the potatoes

with you for 1 week?" The children let out their frustrations and
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7 b: r5 }0 h4 wstarted 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.

The teacher said: "This is exactly the situation when you carry
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7 O! H0 i. m+ b  b" xyour hatred for somebody inside your heart. The stench of hatred

! h4 G& v3 r( S6 ~4 U$ C$ G+ \will contaminate your heart and you will carry it with you wherever

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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in your heart for your lifetime???"

, p; |  E! [' b% d8 \  }"Forgiveness is not something you do for someone else;
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  m8 F4 i5 p; g0 i9 E, t( T" B; L6 xit is something you do for yourself.
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Give yourself the gift of forgiveness"

connie

The implied meaning is simple but profound.