not accurate cause you see not accurate
zendervish --- In [email protected], Edgar Owen <edgarowen@...> wrote: > > 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 > > > > > ------------------------------------ Current Book Discussion: any Zen book that you recently have read or are reading! Talk about it today!Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Zen_Forum/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Zen_Forum/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
