Temper control 8 comments
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 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 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.
Make sure you control your temper the next time you are tempted to say something you will regret later.
8 Responses to: Temper control
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Ms. Erika M. Calaranan -- 15 Feb 09 at 7:39 am
I like the story very much! It is related to the profession that I chose. As a teacher, I should control my temper because if not, what my tongue said would leave to students forever. Hope other teachers would read this!
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Lustypups -- 14 May 09 at 5:20 am
This story is a fantastic way to explain how things said in anger can leave their mark just as much as a kick or punch. Working with children everyday is full of situations that require tales just like this.
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Gift Major -- 20 Sep 09 at 2:52 am
This story is very apt and relevant to everyday living. Every human being needs to read it and adhere to its message of self control when we are angry as it will make the world a beautiful place to live in.
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Ayush -- 28 Dec 09 at 2:03 pm
Actually, i think this story is connected to me bcos i m very hot temper. I must try this nail-fence way. May b i control myself.
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uzaiba -- 7 Jun 10 at 4:18 am
I like the story very much as students we must control our temper in front of our teachers and as high leaders of school too.
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Shubhanand -- 29 Jun 10 at 6:51 pm
simply superb
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sri -- 11 Jul 10 at 8:00 am
The story is simply superb. I recommend readers to take in the complete value that the story focuses and practice it everyday.
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Yean Thoong -- 7 Aug 10 at 3:24 am
Very true~ =’C