A kindergarten teacher decided to
let her class play a game.
The teacher told each child in the
class to bring along a plastic bag
containing a few potatoes. Each potato will be given a name of
a person that the child hates. So the number of potatoes that a
child will put in his/her plastic bag
will depend on the number of
people he/she hates. So when the day came, each child
brought some potatoes with the
name of the people he/she hated.
Some had 2 potatoes; some 3 while
some up to 5 potatoes.
The teacher
then told the children to carry with them the potatoes in the plastic
bag wherever they go (even to the
toilet) for 1 week. Days after days passed by, and the
children started to complain due to
the unpleasant smell let out by the
rotten potatoes. Besides, those
having 5 potatoes also had to carry
heavier bags.
After 1 week, the children were relieved because the
game had finally ended...
The teacher asked: "How did you
feel while carrying the potatoes
with you for 1 week?". The children
let out their frustrations and started complaining of the trouble that
they had to go through having to
carry the heavy and smelly
potatoes wherever they go. Then the teacher told them the
hidden meaning behind the game.
The teacher said: "This is exactly
the situation when you carry your
hatred for somebody inside your
heart. The stench of hatred will contaminate your heart and you
will carry it with you wherever you
go. If you cannot tolerate the smell
of rotten potatoes for just 1 week,
can you imagine what is it like to
have the stench of hatred in your heart for your lifetime???"
Moral of the story: Throw away any hatred for anyone
from your heart so that you will not
carry sins for a lifetime.
Forgiving others is the best attitude
to take!
Love Everyone & Be Loved.