NAIL IN THE FENCE

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Posted by: " Swati Singh " swati.bluefire.singh

Tue Jun 10, 2008 2:22 am (PDT)

 

NAIL 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 nail 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.

 

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 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. "

 

Now send this to every friend you have!!

And to your family.

Please forgive me if I have ever left a hole.