Nail in the Fence
BreakThru GENERATION by Mal Garvin
Judging character of others.....PAY THE PRICE......TAKE your STAND!
BreakThru GENERATION by Mal Garvin
Judging character of others.....PAY THE PRICE......TAKE your STAND!
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Daily Quote:- "Learn to enjoy every minute of your life. Be happy now. Don't wait for something outside of yourself to make you happy in the future. Think how really precious is the time you have to spend, whether it's at work or with your family. Every minute should be enjoyed and savored."
Earl Nightingale 1921-1989, Author and Radio Announcer
Nail in the Fence
Author: Unknown
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 drive 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 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. Friends are a very rare jewel 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."
"Please forgive me if I have ever left a hole in your fence...."
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“But the tongue can no man tame; it is an unruly evil, full of deadly poison.”
-James 3:8
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I have lived that story for more years than I know, at least 35 years. I have long been of the opinion that words were like nails, once driven in it changes the wood forever. Even if the nail is pulled out, it still leaves a scar...a hole! Funny, I never knew there was a story behind the belief. But then again, why wouldn't there be? Nothing in the world we can think of hasn't been, or isn't being, considered by someone else, perhaps at the same time and in the same way. It is just a fact of life, and history! Thanks for the story, more people should heed its lesson! I try to, every day!
John Zajaros
http://TheQuestRevealed.com
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John,
I thankyou for your comment... Life is tough at times BUT we are all built with enough resolve to get over any obstacle we encounter IF we decide that it is what we want .... "What you think is what you become..."
I am glad you found the information of value to you
Richard Bejah :0)
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