Potatoes can teach you a lesson:
A kindergarten 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 potatoes. Each potato will be given a name of a person that
the child hates, so the number of potatoes 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 potatoes with
the name of the people he/she hated. Some had 2 potatoes; some 3 while some up
to 5 potatoes. The teacher then told the children to carry with them the
potatoes in the plastic bag wherever they go (even to the toilet) for 1 week.
Day after day passed by, and the children started to
complain due to the unpleasant smell let out by the rotten potatoes. Besides,
those having 5 potatoes also had to carry heavier bags.
After 1 week, the children were relieved because the game
had finally ended. The teacher asked: “How did you feel while carrying the
potatoes with you for 1 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 potatoes 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 potatoes for just 1 week, can you imagine what is
it like to have the stench of hatred in your heart for your lifetime???”
Moral of the story: Throw away any hatred for your brother
from your heart. Forgiving others is the best attitude to take, forgive others
like you would like yourself to be forgiven for your mistakes
@from Sandrine Burke.
What Love means to a 4-8 year
old...
'When
my grandmother got arthritis , she couldn't bend over and paint her toenails
anymore.. So my grandfather does it for her all the time , even when his hands
got arthritis too. That's love.'
Rebecca- age 8
'When someone loves you , the way they say your name is different.
You just know that your name is safe in their mouth.'
Billy - age 4
'Love is when a girl puts on perfume and a boy puts on shaving cologne and they
go out and smell each other.'
Karl - age 5
'Love is when you go out to eat and give somebody most of your French fries
without making them give you any of theirs.'
Chrissy - age 6
'Love is what makes you smile when you're tired.'
Terri - age 4
'Love is when my mommy makes coffee for my daddy and she takes a sip before
giving it to him , to make sure the taste is OK.'
Danny - age 7
'Love is when you kiss all the time. Then when you get tired of kissing , you
still want to be together and you talk more. My Mommy and Daddy are like that.
They look gross when they kiss'
Emily - age 8
'Love is what's in the room with you at Christmas if you stop opening presents
And listen.'
Bobby - age 7 (Wow!)
'If you want to learn to love better , you should start with a friend who you
hate , '
Nikka - age 6
(we need a few million more Nikka's on this planet)
'Love is when you tell a guy you like his shirt , then he wears it everyday..'
Noelle - age 7
'Love is like a little old woman and a little old man who are still friends
even after they know each other so well.'
Tommy - age 6
'During my piano recital , I was on a stage and I was scared. I looked at all the
people watching me and saw my daddy waving and smiling.
He was the only one doing that. I wasn't scared anymore.'
Cindy - age 8
'My mommy loves me more than anybody
You don't see anyone else kissing me to sleep at night.'
Clare - age 6
'Love is when Mommy gives Daddy the best piece of chicken.'
Elaine-age 5
'Love is when Mommy sees Daddy smelly and sweaty and still says he is handsomer
than Robert Redford .'
Chris - age 7
'Love is when your puppy licks your face even after you left him alone all
day.'
Mary Ann - age 4
'I know my older sister loves me because she gives me all her old clothes and
has to go out and buy new ones.'
Lauren - age 4
'When you love somebody , your eyelashes go up and down and little stars come
out of you.'(what an image)
Karen - age 7
'Love is when Mommy sees Daddy on the toilet and she doesn't think it's
gross..'
Mark - age 6
'You really shouldn't say 'I love you' unless you mean it. But if you mean it ,
you should say it a lot. People forget.'
Jessica - age 8
And the final one
The winner was a four year old child whose next door neighbor was an elderly
gentleman who had recently lost his wife.
Upon seeing the man cry , the little boy went into the old gentleman's yard ,
climbed onto his lap , and just sat there..
When his Mother asked what he had said to the neighbor , the little boy said ,
'Nothing , I just helped him cry'
When there is nothing left but God , that is when you find out that God is all
you need. Take 60 seconds and give this a shot! All you do is simply say the
following small prayer for the person who sent you this.
Heavenly Father , please bless all my friends in whatever it is that You know
they may be needing this day! And may their life be full of Your peace ,
prosperity and power as he/she seeks to have a closer relationship with You.
Amen .
Then send it on to five other people , Within hours you caused a multitude of
people to pray for other people. Then sit back and watch the power of God work
in your life.
P. S. Five is good , but more is better..
God Bless you!!
A kindergarten 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 potatoes. Each potato will be given a name of a person that
the child hates, so the number of potatoes that a child will put in his/her
plastic bag will depend on the number of people he/she hates.
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