A Story For U...
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 feel while carrying the potatoes
with you for 1 week?" The children let out their frustrations and
started
complaining of the trouble that 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! Love others even if you don't
like them...
Start a new year afresh.....Blessed 2004


True love is not loving a perfect perfect person but loving an
imperfect person perfectly.

Best Regards.