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

( [. [: v) N( J" z; KThe teacher told each child in the class to bring along a plastic

" ?+ _4 O0 _! g4 i5 E1 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

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of people he/she hates.
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So when the day came, every child brought some potatoes with

* I3 ^: D* u! ~+ pthe name of the people he/she hated. Some had 2 potatoes; some
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1 I, b0 P% [, k( W9 j1 ~The 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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due to the unpleasant smell let out by the rotten potatoes. Besides,

those having 5 potatoes also had to carry heavier bags. After 1
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week, the children were relieved because the game had finally ended.

  K. i1 C. s! c2 }8 KThe teacher asked: "How did you feel while carrying the potatoes
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9 t  b. w# Y2 I7 t5 w, kwith you for 1 week?" The children let out their frustrations and

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.

8 G! `. a" O' E, yThen the teacher told them the hidden meaning behind the game.
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The teacher said: "This is exactly the situation when you carry

your hatred for somebody inside your heart. The stench of hatred

' c! V$ }3 j2 X" Uwill contaminate your heart and you will carry it with you wherever
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: X, Q. y6 M) i0 Q/ i& Y, pyou go. If you cannot tolerate the smell of rotten potatoes for just
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! X0 i: c/ p5 j; B5 K1 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;
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Give yourself the gift of forgiveness"

connie

The implied meaning is simple but profound.