There was once a little boy who had a bad temper.
His father wanted to help him, and gave him a bag of nails and told him that every time he lost his temper, he must hammer a nail into their wooden fence.
The first day the boy had driven 37 nails into the fence.
He lost his temper a lot.
Over the next few weeks , as the boy learned to control his anger, the number of nails hammered into the fence gradually deindled down.
The boy learned that it was easier holding his temper than hammering in those nails.
His father was proud and suggested that the boy now to pull out one nail for each day that he was able to hold his temper.
One by one, the boy pulled all the nails until the day came When there were no nails in the wooden fence, the boy rushed to his father and told him the news.
His father smiled and gently took the boy's hand and said "you have done well, my son, but look at the holes in the fence. The fence will never be the same."
The father went on to say that "When you say things in anger they leave permanent scars, just like the holes in this fence. And the wounds will always be there no matter how many times you say sorry".
The little boy then understood how powerful his words were. He looked up at his father and said "I hope you can forgive me father for the holes I put in you".
"Of course I can" said the father.
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