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Post by sumer on Apr 15, 2005 15:00:55 GMT
HELLO DEAR ONE
What are we teaching our children ? Take a look In heart sumer
NAIL IN THE FENCE Make sure you read all the way down to 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. 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.
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Post by stef on Apr 15, 2005 15:05:25 GMT
" A verbal wound is as bad as a physical one. [/quote] In my experience I have found that the scars from verbal wounds often go deeper and take longer to heal than physical wounds. much love stef
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Post by Michael on Apr 16, 2005 15:34:15 GMT
a good story, and a true one too. Thanx sumer for this piece of wisdom. It is a mighty task teaching children about their anger and frustration. Specially when you recognize yourself in them. Children are good and clear mirrors and are here to teach their parents about how to live. I have found lots of my fears and angers in my kids so... awareness about it is a good start lvoe Michael
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