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THE STENCH OF HATRED
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* Z- Z2 a1 k& m, oA 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
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bag containing a few potatoes. Each potato will be given a name
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" _2 S/ l5 u4 }" P5 hof a person that the child hates, so the number of potatoes that
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So 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
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The 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.
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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,
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  d$ s. ?/ ]) H1 aweek, 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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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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" Q$ p6 t( I4 o9 _1 \will contaminate your heart and you will carry it with you wherever

+ m2 ?. V0 I4 ^( Y! o& ]& Wyou go. If you cannot tolerate the smell of rotten potatoes for just
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% C: g% X, y) L0 E6 S+ f- G1 week, can you imagine what is it like to have the stench of hatred
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in your heart for your lifetime???"

"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.