There once was a little boy who had a bad temper. His father gave him a bag of nails and suggested that every time he lost his temper, to 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 that 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 told the boy to pull out one nail for each day 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.
2007-04-28 04:53:42 · 15 answers · asked by iamnoone 7 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
The father led his to the fence and said, "You have done well, 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 into a man and draw it out. It won't matter how many times you say I'm sorry, the wound is till there."
Verbal wounds hurt just as much as physical ones.
2007-04-28 04:55:27 · update #1
Please pardon my typos. I had to get the added details in there quickly before this posted, and there wasn't enough time to proofread.
2007-04-28 04:57:51 · update #2
(((((Freya)))))
2007-04-28 05:46:57 · update #3
Did you know that when you break a bone, it grows back stronger (at the fracture) than it was in the first place? Maybe there is something to be learned here. Maybe wounds, which can't always be prevented, should be viewed more as opportunities for growth, than as painful reminders of the inevitable consequences of life as a human being. BTW, I have PhD. in B.S. from the School of Hard Knocks. :)
2007-04-28 09:05:14 · answer #1 · answered by Dirk Johnson 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
a wonderful display of a lesson learned that*ll not soon be forgotten. If only everyone would heed to this. The verbal scars are ofttimes deeper, and take longer than physical inflictions to heal. I am going to share this with family and friends....especially my grandchildren(21/2 and 11 months)as they get older.
2007-04-28 05:05:52 · answer #2 · answered by lonely needing friends 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
all of us has diverse and human being evaluations, so for each opinion there's a minimum of one million human being interior the international with the option opinion. subsequently, it isn't plausible for all of us to be incorrect. all of us is faulty in some unspecified time sooner or later of their existence although, if thats what you meant. you're being very imprecise. if you're only attempting to sound profound then I recommend you artwork on that some more advantageous.
2016-11-23 12:41:44 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes the answer to your question is accurate. Your statement is accurate. Verbal abuse is the same as physical abuse and causes the same amount of emotional damage.
2007-04-28 04:59:49 · answer #4 · answered by Born awesome! 1 · 1⤊ 1⤋
That is very good; I have a temper too, and this story will help me.
2007-04-28 05:09:24 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
^_^ That story kinda lost me.
i think i understand though, because you said what it was supposed to mean at the end :)
And i do agree with "Verbal wounds hurt just as bad as physical ones."
2007-04-28 04:59:55 · answer #6 · answered by Bobby 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Good One...I may have to try that on my son sometime...Anyone have a fence we can borrow?
2007-04-28 05:02:57 · answer #7 · answered by nuthnbettr2do0128 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Very good. I like this. I need to let my kids read it.
God bless,
Stanbo
2007-04-28 04:58:47 · answer #8 · answered by Stanbo 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
That is Lovely thank-you
2007-04-28 04:57:15 · answer #9 · answered by exslidergirl 4 · 5⤊ 0⤋
Yes! you completely right, my answer equals, too, = "None apologies"
2007-04-28 05:01:08 · answer #10 · answered by paradiseemperatorbluepinguin 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋