NAILS 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. But It won't matter how many times you say I'm sorry, the
wound will still be there. A verbal wound is as bad as a physical one.
Remember that 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
means sending it back to the person who sent it to you! If it comes
back to you, you will then know you have a circle of friends.
YOU ARE MY FRIEND AND I AM HONORED!
Please forgive me if I have ever left a "hole" in your
fence.
Helen Whitehead
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