It's National friendship week
This was sent to me by a friend of mine and I wanted to share it with all of you.
If you would like to pass this message on and keep the circle going copy it and send it to the people you care about.
My Love to you all.
NAIL IN THE FENCE
Make sure you read all the way down to the last sentence.
(Most importantly 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.
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."
YOU ARE MY FRIEND AND I AM HONORED!
Please forgive me if I have ever left a hole.
4 Comments:
Hi honey, saved the picture,to send my frends....
This is so true, words and actions can leave scars,that words just can't take away.
How you doing with the brace?
Love you lots and lots Mom
Hello,
That is an awesome story/poem and it is so true!!! I hope everyone gets to read it because it is sure worth while reading.
Take care and have you got your brace???
Ashes
Very wise Father--- thanks for sharing, so true!!! love
Hope you had a greta birthday.
So Happy Birthday to you!!!!
Ashes
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