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 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.
It won’t matter how many times
you say I’m sorry, the wound is still there.
Make sure you control your temper
the next time you are tempted to say
something you will regret later.

May the Lord Bless you and keep you safe in His arms!

Thank you for visiting with me!
Joan



   

 

   

2-7-2015
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