Daily Reflection July 14

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Daily Reflection: July 14 – Wisdom”Words inscribed in stone are never

erased, while what is written on water cannot remain for a moment.

Do not allow anger or enmity to remain in your mind any longer than

words written upon water.” from Shree Maa The Life of a

SaintCopyright 1997 Devi Mandir PublicationsFirst Editionwww.shr

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and trust in God. Do not ask for anything else. --Shree Maa

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Devotee quoted Shree Maa:

> "Words inscribed in stone are never erased, while what is written

on >water cannot remain for a moment. Do not allow anger or enmity

to >remain in your mind any longer than words written upon water."

 

Dear Devotee,

The quote reminded me of a story that I posted some time ago. Felt

it was worth sharing a second time.

The story is titled "The Fence" . My acknowledgement and thanks to

the unknown author.

Jai Maa

Nanda

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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 six nails into the fence. Over the

next few weeks, as he learned to control his anger, the number of

nails hammered daily gradually dwindled. 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. "

 

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