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.
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. :D
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.
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