A teacher decided to let her class play a game. She told each child in the class to bring along aplastic bag with a few big potatoes. Each potato was given the name of a person that the child hated, so the number of potatoes that a child put in his or her plastic bag depended on the number of people he or she hated.
When the day came, every child brought some potatoes with the names of the people he or she hated. Some had two potatoes, some three while some had up to five potatoes. The teacher then told the children to carry the potatoes in the plastic bag with them wherever they went.
As days passed, the children started to complain because of the unpleasant smell let out by the rotten (腐烂的) potatoes. Besides, those having as many as five potatoes also had to carry heavier bags. After weeks, the children wererelievedbecause the game had finally ended.
The teacher asked," How did you feel while carrying the potatoes with you these days? "The children showed their frustrations (沮丧) and started complaining about the trouble 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. "This is exactly the situation when you carry your hatred for somebody inside your heart. The unpleasant smell of hatred will pollute your heart and you will carry it with you wherever you go. If you cannot stand the smell of rotten potatoes for just a short period of time, can you imagine what it is like to have hatred in your heart for your lifetime?"
