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

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

( V" w# [" M( S0 k/ U( O8 qbag containing a few potatoes. Each potato will be given a name
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  e5 j5 S% [) S' B1 x+ x4 ], m5 vof a person that the child hates, so the number of potatoes that

  L5 l2 d6 T3 Y: }! g0 ua child will put in his/her plastic bag will depend on the number

of people he/she hates.

1 Y, H; \* m' N( V& a* U- z! SSo when the day came, every child brought some potatoes with

: m5 K2 f8 f3 O4 X& h2 Kthe name of the people he/she hated. Some had 2 potatoes; some

3 while some up to 5 potatoes.
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! p' P( G. E6 }* t6 j# NThe 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.

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,

) I# h1 {; M; ^9 G, n/ C$ U- bthose having 5 potatoes also had to carry heavier bags. After 1

' X2 \' \, O' xweek, 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

+ i- k/ }- t, Z1 \$ q( g, Pwith you for 1 week?" The children let out their frustrations and
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3 E8 ~8 Z: }% Q; T% o4 ?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.
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5 ^8 J! R+ F* eThen the teacher told them the hidden meaning behind the game.
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9 f7 y/ D1 s- tThe teacher said: "This is exactly the situation when you carry

& I( n3 J+ c- @' E4 ~1 }your hatred for somebody inside your heart. The stench of hatred
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. D5 S- P" I) Y$ A& s/ I8 swill contaminate your heart and you will carry it with you wherever
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3 h# v/ g7 w: c* a1 syou go. If you cannot tolerate the smell of rotten potatoes for just
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! _; A5 \6 b% E1 week, can you imagine what is it like to have the stench of hatred

; G: n# b0 Z( m0 R8 O$ H: kin your heart for your lifetime???"

6 G7 X/ K: v9 @0 n/ b' F"Forgiveness is not something you do for someone else;
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* B6 [) E( [, [$ v, D# x! U6 q1 }" kit is something you do for yourself.
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/ j6 y0 k/ Y" N$ hGive yourself the gift of forgiveness"

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The implied meaning is simple but profound.