I met some people this week end that I now can truly, call friends. I just came across this little story and wanted to share.
> > NAILS IN THE FENCE
> >
> > Please make sure you read 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. But it won’t matter how many times you say I’m
> > sorry, the wound will still be there. A verbal wound is as
> > bad as a physical one.
> >
> > Remember that 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’ in your fence.
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4 Comments
Padlatrak
Sep 02 2008 11:13
Good words to live by!
Thanks for sharing. Glad you got to meet some new friends at the Fontana race!
TXBlondie
Sep 01 2008 22:57
Nice blog!
Whoever said that words never hurt them was lying. Thank you for reminding us that words cut deeper than any knife that has been honed.
DALEJR1966
Sep 01 2008 22:35
Great post
I hope we all take it to heart.
frankyz
Sep 01 2008 22:31
FENCE
WHAT A GREAT STORY I HOPE WE DON’T PUT ANY NAIL’S IN ANY FENCE’S