S5. FORGET AND FORGIVE

A kindergarten(KG school) 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 (even
to the toilet) 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 lifetime. Forgiving
others is the best attitude to take. "Learn to
Forgive and Forget."