*NAIL IN THE FENCE** *
*Make sure you read all the way down to the last sentence. (Most importantly the last sentence) * *There once was a little boy who had a bad * *temper. * *His Father gave him a bag of nails * *and told him that every time he lost his * *temper, he must hammer a nail into the back * *of the fence. * *The first day the boy had * * * *driven 37 nails into the fence. Over the next * *few weeks, as he learned to control his * *anger, the number of nails hammered daily * *gradually dwindled down. He discovered * *it was easier to hold his temper than to * *drive those nails into the fence. * *Finally the ! day came when the boy didn't * *lose his temper at all. He told his father * *about it and the father suggested that the * *boy now pull out one nail for each day that he * *was able to hold * *his temper.. * *The days passed and the young boy was finally * *able to tell his father that all the nails * *were gone. The father took his son by the * *hand and led him to the fence He said, 'You * *have done well, my son, but look at the * *holes in the fence. The fence will never be * *the same. When you say things in anger, * *they leave a scar just like this one. You can put * *a knife in a man and draw it out. * *It won't matter how many times you say 'I'm * *sorry', the wound is still there. A verbal * *wound is as bad as a physical one. * *Friends are very rare jewels, indeed. They * *make you smile and encourage you to succeed. * *They lend an ear, they share words of praise * *and they always want to open their hearts to us.' * *Show your * *friends how much you care. Send this to * *everyone you consider a FRIEND, even if * *it mean s sending it back to the person who * *sent it to you. If it comes back to you, * *then you'll know you have a circle of friends. * *YOU ARE MY FRIEND AND I AM HONORED! * *Now send this to every friend you have!! * *And to your family *
