Nails in the Fence

There was once 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 learnt to control his anger , the number od 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 didnt 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 anger . 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 phsyical one .



Remember that friends and family are very rare jewels , indeed . They make you smile and encourage you to succeed . They lend an ear , they share words of praises and they always want to open their hearts to us .'



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