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THE STENCH OF HATRED
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A kindergarten teacher has decided to let her class play a game.
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* P$ a3 F8 |0 h) @7 C$ OThe 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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1 n3 I9 Q% i7 K8 O# I8 bof people he/she hates.
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) g) Y* ?/ d2 m6 _0 [So when the day came, every child brought some potatoes with
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+ l; Z2 ]6 H! W# jthe name of the people he/she hated. Some had 2 potatoes; some

3 while some up to 5 potatoes.
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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.

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

due 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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week, the children were relieved because the game had finally ended.
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" o. D5 U% u1 V- Q6 u. I% \The teacher asked: "How did you feel while carrying the potatoes
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0 k: s  m  g' Q, D4 b/ ~; swith you for 1 week?" The children let out their frustrations and

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having 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.

The teacher said: "This is exactly the situation when you carry
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7 H: C& q  ]! L6 k9 X3 C2 N5 [you go. If you cannot tolerate the smell of rotten potatoes for just

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"

connie

The implied meaning is simple but profound.