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ஐ+*¨^¨*+e+*¨^¨*+ஐ Mildred Honkinbottom

ஐ+*¨^¨*+e+*¨^¨*+ஐ Mildred Honkinbottom Report 3 Aug 2004 17:16

see below

ஐ+*¨^¨*+e+*¨^¨*+ஐ Mildred Honkinbottom

ஐ+*¨^¨*+e+*¨^¨*+ஐ Mildred Honkinbottom Report 3 Aug 2004 17:21

> A Good Story for Great Friends..... > Make sure you read all the way down to the last sentence! > > There once was a little girl who had a bad temper Her mother gave > her a > bag of nails and told her that every time she lost her temper, she > must > hammer a nail into the back of the fence. > > The first day the girl had driven 37 nails into the fence. Over the > next > few weeks, as she learned to control her anger, the number of nails > hammered daily gradually dwindled down. > > She discovered it was easier to hold her temper than to drive those > nails > into the fence. > > Finally the day came when the girl didn't lose her temper at all. > She told > her mother about it and the mother suggested that the girl now pull > out > one nail for each day that she was able to hold her temper. The day > passed > and the young girl was finally able to tell her mother that all the >nails were gone! > > > The mother took her daughter by the hand and led her to the fence. > She said, > > "You have done well, my daughter, 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 person 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 physical one. > > > 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 >

Daniel

Daniel Report 3 Aug 2004 17:29

Not like you Elaine. Have you had a funny turn? Where's the joke?

Sandra

Sandra Report 3 Aug 2004 17:29

hi elaine thanks for sharing that, it makes you think.!! lol sandra

Unknown

Unknown Report 3 Aug 2004 17:30

Hi Elaine, that's really lovely. Thanks for posting it. Mandy :)

Unknown

Unknown Report 3 Aug 2004 17:45

enjoyed that...thank you. bryan.

Sue In Yorkshire.

Sue In Yorkshire. Report 3 Aug 2004 18:04

thanks elaine for putting this on am going to print it off for my grandaughters and pin it up on their wall. loved it sue

Fee

Fee Report 4 Aug 2004 08:31

Hi Elaine, I thought that was excellent,very thought provoking.Many times have I wanted to nail someone to the fence(!),only joking,when they have really upset me and made me angry but now I will think twice.