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. But It
won't matter how many times
you say I'm sorry, the wound
will still be there. A verbal
wound is as bad as a physical
one. Remember that 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.'
Show your friends how much
you care. Send this to everyone
you consider a FRIEND, even if
it means sending it back to the
person who sent it to you! If it
comes back to you, you will
then know you have a circle of
friends..
YOU ARE MY FRIEND AND I AM HONORED!
Now send this to every friend you have!! And to your family (they need to know that you love them too).
Please forgive me if I have ever left a 'hole' in your fence.
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