Guest guest Posted July 4, 2006 Report Share Posted July 4, 2006 The Fence 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 six nails into the fence. Over the next few weeks, as he learned to control his anger, the number of nails hammered daily gradually dwindled. 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. (Author Unknown) Music Unlimited - Access over 1 million songs.Try it free. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 4, 2006 Report Share Posted July 4, 2006 Sai Ram Dear Brothers and Sisters, This episode reminds me of a couplet from "TIRUKKURAL" in Tamil By sage Tiruvalluvar which means "A wound caused by fire will heal in course of time whereas a scar caused by a harsh word will not heal at all". How true is this!. We find it difficult to forget any unpleasant words uttered about us by anybody for many years. One has to be a Mridubhashaka( sweet in talk).Swamy says, "Talk gently, talk in whispers,talk sweetly". Usage of harsh words and talking ill of others are all clear indications of egoism and abscence of Love. With Loving Sai Rams, G.Balasubramanian Anitha Shanmugam <anitha_shanmugam > wrote: SAI FORUM <saiforum>, SBOI SBOI <>, SRI SATHYA SAI DEVOTEE <> Anitha Shanmugam <anitha_shanmugam > Mon, 3 Jul 2006 23:16:16 -0700 (PDT) [sBOI-post] The Fence The Fence 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 six nails into the fence. Over the next few weeks, as he learned to control his anger, the number of nails hammered daily gradually dwindled. 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. (Author Unknown) Music Unlimited - Access over 1 million songs. Try it free. Music Unlimited - Access over 1 million songs.Try it free. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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