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05-21-2009, 07:33 PM | #1 |
Missing Yoshi Everyday! Donating Member | 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.' 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 ARE MY FRIEND AND I AM HONORED! Now send this to every friend you have!! And to your family (they need to know that you love them too).. Please forgive me if I have ever left a 'hole' in your fence!
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05-21-2009, 08:02 PM | #2 |
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| Aww Mary - that was so nice. Thank You!!!
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05-22-2009, 11:55 AM | #4 |
I ♥ Joey & Ralphie! Donating Member | Oh what a wonderful story, I think this is so true. I think it's even more important to remember this with our children; words we label them with will haunt them all their lives.
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05-22-2009, 11:57 AM | #5 |
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| That was so lovely! Thank You
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05-22-2009, 12:46 PM | #7 |
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05-22-2009, 01:59 PM | #9 |
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| I have used this same analogy with my son because when he was younger he would sometimes say things that were hurtful and then of course say he was sorry. He really didn't understand that it hurt and honestly thought that "sorry" made it all better. I told him that saying the hurtful thing was like driving a nail in a piece of wood and the "I'm sorry" was like pulling the nail out. Even though the nail was gone there was still a hole in the wood. I followed this all up with more info on how even though someone said "I forgive you" after you say I'm sorry they had still been hurt by the words initially leaving a scar on their heart. It really did help him to understand and made him think a little more before he opened his mouth.
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