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THE STENCH OF HATRED
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4 O) m4 M  r, V( g* p2 GA kindergarten teacher has decided to let her class play a game.

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

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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# a6 w& m/ P  D* l3 Z/ Qof 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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( j! V7 X) s  u2 u) mThe 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.

0 }* j; m3 j$ k' S( {! }- PDays after days passed by, and the children started to complain
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5 e/ _. {1 x  r$ c+ F5 O/ \. C1 fdue 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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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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Then the teacher told them the hidden meaning behind the game.
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. s  O! U) J( V+ z3 i8 IThe teacher said: "This is exactly the situation when you carry

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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
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"Forgiveness is not something you do for someone else;

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Give yourself the gift of forgiveness"

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The implied meaning is simple but profound.