Chapter 3 nails on the fence

Once upon a time, there was a boy with a very bad temper. His father gave him a bag of nails and told him that every time he lost his temper or quarreled with others, he should hammer a nail into the fence of the yard. The first day the boy had driven thirty-seven nails into the fence.In the following days, he slowly learned to control his temper, and the number of nails hammered every day gradually decreased.He found that controlling his temper was actually much easier than hammering nails. Finally one day, there was no nail nailed, and he happily told his father about it. Dad said: From now on, if you don't lose your temper for a day, you can pull out a nail from the fence.Days passed, and finally, all the nails on the fence were pulled out.

Dad took him to the edge of the fence and said to him: Son, you did a good job, but look at the nail holes on the fence, these holes will never be restored to their original appearance.Just like when you quarrel with a person and say something nasty, you will leave a wound in his heart, like this nail hole. Insert a knife in a person's body and then pull it out, the wound will be difficult to heal.No matter how much you apologize, the wound is always there.You know, physical wounds are just as hard to heal as mental wounds. Your friends and your family are your precious life wealth, they make you more confident, make you braver.They are always there to listen to your sorrows, support you and open up to you when you need them.However, sometimes you say things that hurt them or do things that make them sad.Don't think they won't mind, just like the nails in the fence, the damage will leave a permanent mark.

Bad temper is a double-edged sword. When it hurts others, it hurts itself at the same time.