The Fence
There was a little boy with a bad temper. His father gave him
a bag of nails and told him that
every time he lost his temper, to hammer a nail in the back
fence. The first day the boy had
driven 37 nails into the fence. Then it 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 a very rare jewel, indeed. They make you smile
and encourage you to succeed. They
lend an ear, they share a word of praise, and they always
want to open their hearts to us.
Addendum -- Proverbs 12:18 (NIV) "Reckless words pierce like a sword,
but the tongue of the wise brings healing."
Epilog: If only we could all be more "Christ like" in our behavior...
[ Author Unknown -- Ed: Anon. ]
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