In a school, a teacher decided to let her class play a game. The teacher told each child in the class to bring along a plastic bag containing a few apples. Each apple will be given a name of a person that the child hates, so the number of apples that a child will put in his/her plastic bag will depend on the number of people he/she hates.
So when the day came, every child brought some apples with the name of the people he/she hated. Some had two apples; some three while some up to five apples. The teacher then told the children to carry with them the apples in the plastic bag wherever they go (even to the toilet) for one week. Days after days passed by, and the children started to complain due to the unpleasant smell let out by the rotten apples.
Besides, those having five apples also had to carry heavier bags.
After one week, the children were relieved because the game had finally ended. The teacher asked: "How did you feel while carrying the apples with you for one week?" The children let out their frustrations and started complaining of the trouble that they had to go through having to carry the heavy and smelly apples wherever they go. Then the teacher told them the hidden meaning behind the game. The teacher said: "This is exactly the situation when you carry your hatred for somebody inside your heart.
The stench of hatred will contaminate your heart and you will carry it with you wherever you go. If you cannot tolerate the smell of rotten apples for just one week, can you imagine what is it like to have the stench of hatred in your heart for your lifetime???"
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