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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

bag 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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of people he/she hates.
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So when the day came, every child brought some potatoes with
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3 while some up to 5 potatoes.
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The teacher then told the children to carry with them the potatoes

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Days after days passed by, and the children started to complain

due to the unpleasant smell let out by the rotten potatoes. Besides,

: `$ `, @1 ?* E' W+ ]7 ]: L) ~those having 5 potatoes also had to carry heavier bags. After 1
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week, the children were relieved because the game had finally ended.
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; u5 S$ [) d& ?* [The teacher asked: "How did you feel while carrying the potatoes

+ `) X' `  ?: A7 W. D+ dwith you for 1 week?" The children let out their frustrations and
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4 ^6 r" w8 b( d4 i) |& \! z8 GThen the teacher told them the hidden meaning behind the game.
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! b0 T1 u4 Y+ z* ~4 TThe 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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in your heart for your lifetime???"
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"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.