To love & to be loved is the greatest happiness
الثلاثاء, 24 يوليو,
2007
To love & to be loved is the greatest happiness.
A kindergarten teacher has decided to let her class play a
game. The teacher told each child in the class to bring along a plastic bag
containing a few potatoes. Each potato will be given a name of a person that
the child hates, so the number of potatoes that a child will put in his/her
plastic bag will depend on the number of people he/she hates.
So when the day came, every child brought some potatoes with the name of
the people he/she hated. Some had 2 potatoes; some 3 while some up to 5
potatoes.
The teacher then told the children to carry with them the potatoes in
the plastic bag wherever they go for 1 week.
Days after days passed by, and the children started to complain due to
the unpleasant smell let out by the rotten potatoes. Besides, those having 5
potatoes also had to carry heavier bags.
After 1 week, the children were relieved because the game had finally
ended.
The teacher asked: "How did you feel while carrying the potatoes
with you for 1 week?" The children let out their frustrations and started
complaining of the trouble that they had to go through having to carry the
heavy and smelly potatoes wherever they go.
Then the teacher told them the hidden meaning behind the game.
The teacher said: "This is exactly the situation when you carry
your hatred for somebody inside your heart. The stench of hatred will
contaminate your heart and you will carry it with you wherever you go.
If you cannot tolerate the smell of rotten potatoes for just 1 week, can
you imagine what is it like to have the stench of hatred in your heart for your
lifetime???"
Moral of the story:
Throw away any hatred for anyone from your heart so that you will not
carry sins for a life time. Forgiving others is the best attitude to take!
Life is to be fortified by many friendships.
To love & to be loved is the greatest happiness.
Fate determines who comes into our lives.
The heart determines who stays.
