22nd June 2025
“The best way to destroy an enemy is to make him a friend.”
The heaviest thing to carry is a Grudge, Choose Forgiveness.
A teacher asked her students to bring some tomatoes in a plastic bag to school.
On a pre-determined day, the children brought their tomatoes.
The teacher asked the children to pick the tomatoes &
each tomato was to be given the name of a person whom that child hates.
So, the number of tomatoes in the bag would be equal to the number of persons they hate.
Some had two, some had three and some had five, some even had 20 tomatoes in accordance with the number of people they hated.
The teacher then told them, they had to carry the tomatoes with them everywhere they go for two weeks.
As the days passed, the children started to complain about the decay & smell of the tomatoes.
The students who had many tomatoes complained it was very heavy to carry and the smell was too much.
After a week, the teacher asked the students “How did you feel this week?”
The children complained of the awful smell & heavy weight of the tomatoes, especially those who carried several tomatoes.
Then, the teacher said, “This is very similar to what you carry in your heart when you don’t like some people.
Hatred makes the heart unhealthy & you carry that hatred everywhere. If you can’t bear the smell of spoilt tomatoes for a week, imagine the impact of bitterness on your heart as you carry it daily.
The heart is a beautiful garden that needs regular cleaning of unwanted weeds.
Forgive those who have angered you. This makes room for storing good things.
Get Better, Not Bitter & Stay Blessed Forever!