Permanent Scars
jkleman79
Posts: 706 Member
Greetings my friends!! So I wanted to add this one this morning because I have always loved it and its something we really all need to think about. Much to often through our day we say things to others either in a hurry for some reason or out of uncontrolled emotion. Well we must remember that because they are simply words and they are said so quickly that they are wounds that usually cut deeper than the ones that bleed, and for some they never heal. I remember things that were said to me way back in elementary school. I was a picked on kid most of my child years. So today and for everyday just stop and think with your head and not your heart and save someone you love another wound that may never heal. Two big things I learned growing up "Think before you speak" and "Never lose face" Have a wonderful day everyone!! Much love! =0)
The Fence
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.
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The Fence
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.
- Author Unknown
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Thank you for sharing! I hadn't read that one in years and def needed the reminder. Hope your day is amazing!0
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Love it! Thank you so much for the post!
A great reminder to all of us.0 -
Very nice!0
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nice reminder. thanks for posting0
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Thank you. A good thought for the start of the day!0
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very nice. a good reminder. thanks for sharing.0
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That is so true and a great reminder. Thanks for posting!0
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Love this! Thanks for sharing0
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Wow. So true. I still recall things that were said to me as a child and through life more than I remember any physical injury.
Thank you. I will be sharing this with my kiddos.0 -
What a thoughtful way to start our day! Thanks for posting. Somehow my husband can't seem to understand that when we have a disagreement and I remain silent, it is because I would MUCH rather say nothing, than to say something I can NEVER take back.
I am 53 years old and the most prevalent memory I have about elementary school is Day 1 of First grade. A heavy set girl was crying because she missed her Mom. The teacher (a NUN, no less) said, "Oh, look at the baby elephant washing our floor with her tears."
I was mortified that an adult would say such a thing to a child...and a supposed charitable Catholic Nun, at that. The sad thing is, after all these years I have NEVER forgotten those words and that was the most vivid memory I have of my 8 elementary school years. Sad, isn't it? If those words affected me in that way, imagine how that heavy set girl felt. I think of her often.
We can't un-ring the bell...............0 -
What a thoughtful way to start our day! Thanks for posting. Somehow my husband can't seem to understand that when we have a disagreement and I remain silent, it is because I would MUCH rather say nothing, than to say something I can NEVER take back.
I am 53 years old and the most prevalent memory I have about elementary school is Day 1 of First grade. A heavy set girl was crying because she missed her Mom. The teacher (a NUN, no less) said, "Oh, look at the baby elephant washing our floor with her tears."
I was mortified that an adult would say such a thing to a child...and a supposed charitable Catholic Nun, at that. The sad thing is, after all these years I have NEVER forgotten those words and that was the most vivid memory I have of my 8 elementary school years. Sad, isn't it? If those words affected me in that way, imagine how that heavy set girl felt. I think of her often.
We can't un-ring the bell...............
I have similiar memories of my elementary years. I was actually embarrassed quite badly from my second grade teacher. Everytime she would look in our desks to see or neatness if mine was a mess she would dump it out onto the floor in front of everyone and I would have to pick everything up while everyone watched. She even picked me up out of my chair once by my hair. It is a day that I will never forget for the rest of my life. I remember it as I am sitting there right now. Sorry to hear about your experience.0 -
wow. nice.0
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What a thoughtful way to start our day! Thanks for posting. Somehow my husband can't seem to understand that when we have a disagreement and I remain silent, it is because I would MUCH rather say nothing, than to say something I can NEVER take back.
I am 53 years old and the most prevalent memory I have about elementary school is Day 1 of First grade. A heavy set girl was crying because she missed her Mom. The teacher (a NUN, no less) said, "Oh, look at the baby elephant washing our floor with her tears."
I was mortified that an adult would say such a thing to a child...and a supposed charitable Catholic Nun, at that. The sad thing is, after all these years I have NEVER forgotten those words and that was the most vivid memory I have of my 8 elementary school years. Sad, isn't it? If those words affected me in that way, imagine how that heavy set girl felt. I think of her often.
We can't un-ring the bell...............0 -
Thanks for this post, I've never read that before!0
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Chicks dig scars lol,unless its on them.0
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