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THE STENCH OF HATRED


A kindergarten teacher has decided to let her class play a game.

$ R6 U4 s: s8 J& [: G9 H. lThe teacher told each child in the class to bring along a plastic
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bag containing a few potatoes. Each potato will be given a name
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a child will put in his/her plastic bag will depend on the number
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of people he/she hates.
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So when the day came, every child brought some potatoes with
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the name of the people he/she hated. Some had 2 potatoes; some
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3 while some up to 5 potatoes.
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  ]  z' z% z7 xThe 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

due to the unpleasant smell let out by the rotten potatoes. Besides,
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" z7 o5 O( R8 c1 c, N2 jthose having 5 potatoes also had to carry heavier bags. After 1
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5 S; U' U' j% l* eweek, the children were relieved because the game had finally ended.

The teacher asked: "How did you feel while carrying the potatoes
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with 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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7 \4 c3 g$ y9 `6 C4 u" Ehaving to carry the heavy and smelly potatoes wherever they go.
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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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5 V, C. d6 b. Y. v6 V2 a. yyour hatred for somebody inside your heart. The stench of hatred
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will contaminate your heart and you will carry it with you wherever
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4 Z/ l6 I$ g& y3 V( Z' R! myou 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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it is something you do for yourself.
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  b/ y& q/ a9 v. nGive yourself the gift of forgiveness"

connie

The implied meaning is simple but profound.