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THE STENCH OF HATRED


! `. g, G" V8 SA kindergarten teacher has decided to let her class play a game.
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5 U% @" G6 T  _9 D4 y+ sThe teacher told each child in the class to bring along a plastic
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; Z5 K" H) c7 `) ]9 xbag 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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1 `& f0 s; P' Q# J* _2 i9 ~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
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7 [  k6 \- |+ A0 ythe 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
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in the plastic bag wherever they go (even to the toilet) for 1 week.
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( ^6 F8 R" I1 {6 D, Q& M5 z9 j8 WDays after days passed by, and the children started to complain

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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8 W4 g$ K, E4 t$ O+ Q. I# _week, the children were relieved because the game had finally ended.
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- f7 H6 P) ^9 v8 @The 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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0 }7 c0 x! v/ ^9 z! X2 R' [started complaining of the trouble that they had to go through
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, N7 x: o1 y& G" U$ ]; zhaving to carry the heavy and smelly potatoes wherever they go.

Then 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
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$ `; t: z/ a  a( e8 O+ Kyour hatred for somebody inside your heart. The stench of hatred

will contaminate your heart and you will carry it with you wherever
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( }, |  O9 e9 U+ r7 Pyou 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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& B9 h. E2 ]1 @6 `% o2 Z"Forgiveness is not something you do for someone else;
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it is something you do for yourself.
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Give yourself the gift of forgiveness"

connie

The implied meaning is simple but profound.