Self Motivation
The fence
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
