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THE STENCH OF HATRED
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A kindergarten teacher has decided to let her class play a game.

: o4 ~3 @/ y' [7 S$ w* QThe teacher told each child in the class to bring along a plastic

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

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So when the day came, every child brought some potatoes with
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7 m" l9 A  [* k) kThe teacher then told the children to carry with them the potatoes
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$ X) N% X7 f! {: `  {  Tin the plastic bag wherever they go (even to the toilet) for 1 week.

Days after days passed by, and the children started to complain
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$ T% A- L) L5 u9 Idue 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.
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The teacher asked: "How did you feel while carrying the potatoes

0 K, t" M9 e' d5 l# twith you for 1 week?" The children let out their frustrations and
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started complaining of the trouble that they had to go through
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. Q/ u5 I9 g. r( b- q" hThen 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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4 w, i2 z- ~, U" @3 j" \) myour hatred for somebody inside your heart. The stench of hatred

" e: o0 t- N; U' G. l; @; Kwill 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
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"Forgiveness is not something you do for someone else;
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Give yourself the gift of forgiveness"

connie

The implied meaning is simple but profound.