WHAT CAN YOU LEARN ABOUT HATE FROM A BAG OF ROTTEN POTATOES — A WISDOM STORY
A teacher has decided to teach her class a lesson about hate by doing an experiment. She told each child in the class to bring along a plastic bag containing a few cooked 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. Days after days 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 went.
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 the 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?”
Lessons from this story:
- You need to learn to control your emotions and which of them you should hold on and which you must let go. Hate is one of those emotions that is hard to put down but at the same time, it is very difficult to live a fulfilling life with it in your heart and mind.
Be sure to also read:
THE TWO WOLVES INSIDE EACH OF US
BE CAREFUL HOW YOU COMMUNICATE
THE LAZY MEMBER OF THE TEAM A STORY ABOUT TEAMWORK
THE BATTLE BETWEEN THE SNAKE AND THE SAW — A STORY ABOUT CONSEQUENCES
HOW A GARDENER CHANGED THE COMMUNITY
