> >> >Subject: The Fence > >> > > >> > There was a little boy with a bad temper. His father > >> > gave him a bag of nails and told him that every time he > >> > lost his temper, to hammer a nail in the back fence. The first > >> > day the boy had driven 37 nails into the fence. Then it > >> > 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 a very rare jewel, indeed. They make you smile > >> > and encourage you to succeed. They lend an ear, they > >> > share a word 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 means > >> > sending back to the person who sent it to you. > >> > > >> > > >> ******************************************************************* > >> "As for me, God forbid that I should boast about anything, except * > >> the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ" Galatians 6:14 (LAB-TLB) * > >> Home-page:www.earthlink.net/~jokiman/GKILAKE/ * > >> ******************************************************************* > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > NextCard - the First, True Internet VISA: Get online account info, > transfer balances and rates as low as 2.9% APR with no annual fee! > Learn more at: http://offers.egroups.com/click/203/0 > > eGroup home: http://www.eGroups.com/list/smak1-93 > Free Web-based e-mail groups by eGroups.com > > > _________________________________________________________ DO YOU YAHOO!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com
