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THE STENCH OF HATRED

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$ `. X; D/ N6 }A kindergarten teacher has decided to let her class play a game.
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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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a child will put in his/her plastic bag will depend on the number
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/ z+ c& T7 I9 C$ t1 U' c3 d# ~So when the day came, every child brought some potatoes with

the name of the people he/she hated. Some had 2 potatoes; some

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The teacher then told the children to carry with them the potatoes
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* x# x' O: f, b9 ?, ~! xin 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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those having 5 potatoes also had to carry heavier bags. After 1
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9 S. y' R  q; {) ~6 cweek, 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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* H* }% R0 c& v- K, H2 zwith you for 1 week?" The children let out their frustrations and

started 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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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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your 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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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???"
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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.