Thread: It's National Friendship Week

petal · 12-07-2007, 11:52 AM

Dates for this seem to vary from February to September..............lol
But if its not this week, then it should be, and every week...............so here's a little tale for you

Nail In The Fence

There once was a little girl who had a bad temper.
Her mother gave her a bag of nails and told her that every time she lost her temper, she must hammer a nail into the back of the fence.
The first day the girl had driven 37 nails into the fence.
Over the next few weeks, as she learned to control her anger, the number of nails hammered daily gradually dwindled down.
She discovered it was easier to hold her temper than to drive those nails into the fence.
Finally the day came when the girl didn't lose her temper at all.
She told her mother about it and the mother suggested that the girl now pull out one nail for each day that she was able to hold her temper.
The day passed and the young girl was finally able to tell her mother that all the nails were gone.
The mother took her daughter by the hand and led her to the fence.
She said, "You have done well, my daughter, 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 person and draw it out.
It won't matter how many times you say I'm sorry, the wound will be there.
A verbal wound is as bad as a physical one. Friends are very rare jewels, indeed.
They make you smile and succeed.
They lend an ear, they share words of praise and they always want to open their hearts to us." Author Unknown

Flood · 12-07-2007, 09:33 PM

Mary, I liked that story, it was lovely. And of course, if it's a true friend you have, they will forgive you any verbal injury you have caused. I've learnt that.

Waks · 13-07-2007, 12:23 PM

My poor kids...lol I am constantly printing these little pearls of wisdom out then sticking them on my fridge...I have a 'wise thought' for every occasion now!

nanna · 13-07-2007, 09:30 PM

Have printed this off Mary. I like it.

12-07-2007, 11:52 AM	#1 (permalink)
petal Super Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Horncastle, Lincolnshire Posts: 8,637 Total Awards: 5	It's National Friendship Week Dates for this seem to vary from February to September..............lol But if its not this week, then it should be, and every week...............so here's a little tale for you Nail In The Fence *There once was a little girl who had a bad temper.* *Her mother gave her a bag of nails and told her that every time she lost her temper, she must hammer a nail into the back of the fence.* *The first day the girl had driven 37 nails into the fence.* *Over the next few weeks, as she learned to control her anger, the number of nails hammered daily gradually dwindled down.* *She discovered it was easier to hold her temper than to drive those nails into the fence.* *Finally the day came when the girl didn't lose her temper at all.* *She told her mother about it and the mother suggested that the girl now pull out one nail for each day that she was able to hold her temper.* *The day passed and the young girl was finally able to tell her mother that all the nails were gone.* *The mother took her daughter by the hand and led her to the fence.* *She said, "You have done well, my daughter, 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 person and draw it out.* *It won't matter how many times you say I'm sorry, the wound will be there.* *A verbal wound is as bad as a physical one. Friends are very rare jewels, indeed.* *They make you smile and succeed.* *They lend an ear, they share words of praise and they always want to open their hearts to us."* Author Unknown
	(AKA Mary) How beautiful it is to do nothing and rest afterwards...

12-07-2007, 09:33 PM	#2 (permalink)
Flood AA SUPPORTER Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: A great place in Devon called Tiverton. Posts: 5,022 Total Awards: 4	Re: It's National Friendship Week Mary, I liked that story, it was lovely. And of course, if it's a true friend you have, they will forgive you any verbal injury you have caused. I've learnt that.

13-07-2007, 12:23 PM	#3 (permalink)
Waks Ancestry Aid Staff Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 7,124 Total Awards: 2	Re: It's National Friendship Week My poor kids...lol I am constantly printing these little pearls of wisdom out then sticking them on my fridge...I have a 'wise thought' for every occasion now!
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13-07-2007, 09:30 PM	#4 (permalink)
nanna Ancestry Aid Staff Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Liverpool, Merseyside.U.K Posts: 11,524 Total Awards: 3	Re: It's National Friendship Week Have printed this off Mary. I like it.
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