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POTATOES
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 of a person
that the child hates, so the number of potatoes that a
child will put in his/her plastic bag will depend on
the number of people he/she hates.
So when the day came, every child brought some
potatoes with the name of the people he/she hated.
Some had 2 potatoes; some 3 while some up to 5
potatoes.
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 week, the children were relieved because the
game had finally ended. The teacher asked : "How did
you all feel while carrying the potatoes with you for
1 week?" The children let out their frustrations and
started complaining of the trouble they had to go
through having to carry the heavy and smelly potatoes
wherever they go.
Then the teacher told them the hidden meaning behind
the game. The teacher said : "This is exactly the
situation when you carry your hatred for somebody
inside your heart. The stench of hatred 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 1 week, can you imagine what
is it like to have the stench of hatred in your heart
for your lifetime???"
Moral of the story :
Throw away any hatred for anyone from your heart so
that you will not carry sins for a lifetime. Forgiving
others is the best attitude to take!
Life is to be fortified by many friendships.
To love & to be loved is the greatest happiness.
Fate determines who comes into our lives.
The heart determines who stays