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So each child brought some tomatoes on the designated day along with
the names of the people they had not yet forgiven.
Some people had two tomatoes, some had three, and some even had
five. The teacher then instructed the students to carry the tomatoes in
the plastic bag for one week.
The children began to complain over the course of several days about the
foul smell of the decaying tomatoes.
The kids were relieved when the game eventually ended after a week.
“How did you feel carrying the tomatoes around for a week?” the teacher
asked. The kids expressed their displeasure and complained about
the inconvenience of having to carry the dirty and pungent tomatoes
everywhere they went.
The teacher then revealed the game’s secret meaning to the students.
“This is precisely the situation in which you keep hatred for someone
inside your heart and are not able to forgive them,” the teacher added.
“When you do not forgive someone, your heart will be filled with the
odour of anger which you will carry with you wherever you go.”
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