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THE STENCH OF HATRED
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  R1 b+ J7 j' `5 `& iA 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

. e2 X6 `2 C3 M( w- 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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a child will put in his/her plastic bag will depend on the number

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So when the day came, every child brought some potatoes with

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,

& O6 G" j% E! @1 t' Qthose 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

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started complaining of the trouble that they had to go through
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* o( {: W2 G7 g0 b/ w$ G' fhaving to carry the heavy and smelly potatoes wherever they go.

+ B5 j  Q: k" c$ sThen the teacher told them the hidden meaning behind the game.

  p. \: ~% l. Q6 q3 `1 E0 a' j, cThe teacher said: "This is exactly the situation when you carry

/ @- `# ?+ }' ]; g3 a6 x# g! Syour hatred for somebody inside your heart. The stench of hatred

, [' l# T. z6 W+ I- jwill contaminate your heart and you will carry it with you wherever

you go. If you cannot tolerate the smell of rotten potatoes for just
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, w& R! u0 t! s$ X9 G9 q4 G1 week, can you imagine what is it like to have the stench of hatred
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( z5 k( d5 A2 t0 Vin 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.