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

. }3 p. a/ ~  \9 w9 G9 RThe 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

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

of people he/she hates.

9 ?/ }+ L  v. a) y9 }8 g$ i/ PSo 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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1 h" N  x' z9 q3 while some up to 5 potatoes.
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The teacher then told the children to carry with them the potatoes

* l+ s1 q* e% K2 i. A5 ]in the plastic bag wherever they go (even to the toilet) for 1 week.
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6 a  b9 z- n, M6 p( mDays after days passed by, and the children started to complain
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- d2 d7 J* Q/ c  O# Udue to the unpleasant smell let out by the rotten potatoes. Besides,
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; M" o- A% e( k8 N9 b5 nthose having 5 potatoes also had to carry heavier bags. After 1
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. z) o( s# }; i9 c8 ~! Zweek, 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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1 d5 J4 i3 Q7 q- Tstarted 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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/ G0 {% p$ j, W8 g1 @' m$ ]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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& }, s& F9 ]! C* U, h6 Byour 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

you 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???"

6 q8 f$ X# }1 h1 L- M"Forgiveness is not something you do for someone else;

5 \7 F0 N* I# s3 K- w: `+ z6 J. Cit is something you do for yourself.
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' @7 W. Y  Y) P5 W* bGive yourself the gift of forgiveness"

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The implied meaning is simple but profound.