--------- Begin forwarded message ---------- > >The Fence > > > >author unknown > > > >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 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. --------- End forwarded message ---------- ___________________________________________________________________ You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail. Get completely free e-mail from Juno at http://www.juno.com/getjuno.html or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866] _______ To unsubscribe, send "unsubscribe rangernet" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] "Eat the hay & spit out the sticks!" RTKB&G4JC! Autoresponder: [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://rangernet.org
