Not accurate since the wounds or no wounds depend entirely on the state of mind of the hearer of the anger...
Edgar On Apr 23, 2012, at 11:57 PM, salik888 wrote: > A BAG OF NAILS > Once upon a time 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, he should > hammer a nail in the fence. The first day the boy had driven 37 nails into > the fence. But gradually, the number of daily nails dwindled down. He > discovered it was easier to hold his temper than to drive those nails into > the fence. > > Finally the first day came when the boy didn't lose his temper at all. He > proudly 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. > > "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." > > ---------------------------------------------------------- > > zendervish > >
