>****************The Fence*********************
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>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 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 fatherabout it and the father suggested that the boy now
>pull out one nail for eachday 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. Friends are a
>very rare jewel, indeed. They make you smile and encourage you to
>succeed. They lend an ear, they share a word of praise, and they always
>want to open their hearts to us.
>
>Wishing you all a happy National Friendship Week.
Sandip Debnath
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Life contains but two tragedies, one is not to get
your heart's desire, the other is get it.-Socrates
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