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 b! oy!
didn't lose his tempe r 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.'
It's National Friendship Week. 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 A RE MY FRIEND A ND I A M HONORED!
Please forgive me if I have ever left a 'hole' in your fence.
