Nail in the fence
There was once a little boy who had a very bad temper.His father gave him a bag of nails and told him that any time he lost his temper,he should hammer a nail into the back of the fence.The first day he 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 control his temper than to hammer those nails into the fence.
Finally the day came when the boy didn't loose his temper at all.He told his father about it and the father suggested that he pull out one nail each day he was able to hold his temper.
The days passed and the young boy was able to tell dad that all the nails were gone.The father took his son by the hand and led him to the fence and said,"you have done well my son, but look at the holes in the fence.The fence will never be the same again.When you say things in anger,they leave a scar just like this one.
You can put a knife into someone and draw it wont matter how many times you say sorry the wound is still there.
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29/06/08 @ 16:22