Todays Message

[ElsewheresDaughter]

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 back of the fence.

The first day the boy had driven six nails into the fence. Over the next few weeks, as he learned to control his anger, the number of nails hammered daily gradually dwindled. 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. A verbal wound is as bad as a physical one.

Kindness can become its own motive. We are made kind by being kind. ~Eric Hoffer~

If someone is too tired to give you a smile, leave one of your own, because no one needs a smile as much as those who have none to give. ~Rabbi Samson Raphael Hirsch~

The more you do unselfishly,
The more you live abundantly,
The more of everything you share,
The more you'll always have to spare!

Kind words can be short and easy to speak, but their echoes are truly endless. ~Mother Theresa~



I've never known any human being, high or humble, who ever regretted, when nearing life's end, having done kindly deeds. But I have known more than one millionaire who became haunted by the realization that they had led selfish lives.~B. C. Forbes~

There is more hunger for love and appreciation in this world than for bread.~Mother Theresa~

The smallest good deed is better than the grandest intention.
How beautiful a day can be when kindness touches it. ~George Alliston~

Spread love everywhere you go:
first of all in your own home.
Give love to your children, to a wife
or husband, to a next-door neighbor.~Mother Theresa~

Kindness is in our power, even when fondness is not. ~Samuel Johnson ~

How beautiful a day can be when kindness touches it. ~George Alliston~

[KitchenWitch]

1. Very good story

Thanks for the uplift.

[Midlodemocrat]

2. I love that story. One of my favorites.

[Drum]

3. Great post!

:thumbsup:

Keep on keepin' on.

Yours in positivity,
-Drum

[Haole Girl]

4. So many wise words!

Thank you for this beautiful post! :hug: