Great Job Helen, I love it! thanks ----- Original Message ----- From: "helen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <Undisclosed-Recipient:;> Sent: Thursday, May 29, 2008 8:39 PM Subject: [RecipesAndMore] NAILS IN THE FENCE
> > 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 > email: and msn: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Skype: honeybunny1958 > > > > > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG. > Version: 7.5.524 / Virus Database: 269.24.2/1471 - Release Date: 5/28/2008 > 17:33 > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Access the Recipes And More list archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/recipesandmore%40googlegroups.com/ Visit the group home page at: http://groups.google.com/group/RecipesAndMore -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
