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| Forgiveness
and Potatoes |
A teacher once told each of her students to bring a clear plastic
bag and a sack of potatoes to school. For every person they refuse
to forgive in their life's experience, they chose a potato, wrote
on it the name and date, and put it in the plastic bag. Some of
their bags were quite heavy.
They were then told to carry this bag with them everywhere for one
week, putting it beside their bed at night, on the car seat when
driving, next to their desk at work.
The hassle of lugging this around with them made it clear what a
weight they were carrying spiritually, and how they had to pay
attention to it all the time to not forget and keep leaving it
in embarrassing places. Naturally, the condition of the potatoes
deteriorated to a nasty smelly slime. This was a great metaphor
for the price we pay for keeping our pain and heavy negativity!
Too often we think of forgiveness as a gift to the other person,
and it clearly is for ourselves!
-- Unknown |
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