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MORE.......The Fence
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, to
hammer a nail in the back fence. The first
day the boy had driven 37 nails into the
fence. Then it 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. It
won't matter how many times you say
I'm sorry, the wound is still there. A
verbal wound is as bad as a physical
one.
Friends are a very rare jewel, indeed. They
make you smile and encourage you to
succeed. They lend an ear, they share a
word of praise, and they always want to
open their hearts to us.
Proverbs 12:18 (NIV) "Reckless words
pierce like a sword, but the tongue of the
wise brings healing."
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