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 th fence.  The first day the boy had driven 37 nails into th 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 daythat 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 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.

I read it somewhere and I thought I would share it with the public.  With now and days, I notice how some people have no filters and I don't think that they can actually know the affect they can have on that person.  Please say one encouraging word to one person per day and see how great you can make a difference!   It's never too late to change. I love life!!!