Guest guest Posted March 1, 2003 Report Share Posted March 1, 2003 NAIL IN THE FENCE > > > > > > A Good Story for Great Friends..... > > > > Make sure you read all the way down to the last sentence! > > > > > >There once was a little girl who had a bad temper. Her mother gave her a > >bag of nails and told her that every time she lost her temper, she must > >hammer a nail into the back of the fence. > > > >The first day the girl had driven 37 nails into the fence. Over the next > >few weeks, as she learned to control her anger, the number of nails > >hammered daily gradually dwindled down. She discovered it was easier to > >hold her temper than to drive those nails into the fence. > > > >Finally the day came when the girl didn't lose her temper at all. She told > >her mother about it and the mother suggested that the girl now pull out one > >nail for each day that she was able to hold her temper. The day passed and > >the young girl was finally able to tell her mother that all the nails > >! were gone. The mother took her daughter by the hand and led her to the > >fence. > > > >She said, "You have done well, my daughter, 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 person 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...It's National Friendship week. > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 2, 2003 Report Share Posted March 2, 2003 NAIL IN THE FENCE > > > > > > A Good Story for Great Friends..... > > > > Make sure you read all the way down to the last sentence! > > > > This is super. I have always told my girls don't say things in anger because you can't undo the hurt it make cause. I always have believed it's better to walk away then to stand there and hurt someone you love with words you can never take back. I wish a lot of people realized how much they can really damage someone with a harsh word. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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