There once was a young boy with a very bad temper. The boy’s father wanted to teach him a lesson, so he gave him a bag of nails and told him that every time he lost his temper he must hammer a nail into their wooden fence.
On the first day of this lesson, the little boy had driven 37 nails into the fence. He was really mad!Over the course of the next few weeks, the little boy began to control his temper, so the number of nails that were hammered into the fence dramatically decreased.It wasn’t long before the little boy discovered it was easier to hold his temper than to drive those nails into the fence.Then, the day finally came when the little boy didn’t lose his temper even once, and he became so proud of himself, he couldn’t wait to tell his father.Pleased, his father suggested that he now pull out one nail for each day that he could hold his temper.Several weeks went by and the day finally came when the young boy was able to tell his father that all the nails were gone.Very gently, the father took his son by the hand and led him to the fence.“You have done very well, my son,” he smiled, “but look at the holes in the fence. The fence will never be the same.”
The little boy listened carefully as his father continued to speak.“When you say things in anger, they leave permanent scars just like these. And no matter how many times you say you’re sorry, the wounds will still be there.”
Your Turn: What lessons do you learn from this story? How can you apply it to your own life?
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That sorry is not going to fix everything and sometimes it would be better for it to No happen
Wow, this was good story!
I learned that when you are angry it is best to walk away and talk later, you say things out of anger that are hurtful.
I have taught a similar lesson in class where we fold up a heart. When unfolding the scars are still there.
I learned that you can’t take back what you’ve said so to watch your mouth. I will not talk to people when im upset.
I learned that it’s important to contain your anger because we can hurt those around us without meaning to and it’s something we can’t undo. I can apply this to my own life by thinking before I say things out of anger.
I need to watch my temper I need to be careful
You have to be careful about the things you say even in times when you are upset. Just because you feel bad about it later doesn’t mean it takes away that you hurt someone else’s feelings.
The lesson I learned from this story is that it is ok to say things out of anger but just know that those things never go away and can stick with someone for the rest of their life.
Nobody should let their anger control them.
Even if you apologize whatever you did still happened, it’s better to stop yourself before anything happens than to hurt someone, even if you apologize.
It was a good way to teach the boy to control his anger.
Be careful with your actions and words. People are watching whether you think they are or not. Be kind and be respectful.
Very good story. This can definitely open up some people’s eyes and realize that words do hurt.
Learn how to control your emotions even when it’s hard. I can apply it for when people don’t listen to me when I try to push them in practice.
I learned that getting angry is bad for the rest of your life. I can apply this to my life by. Taking time to realize my emoitions.
Get help when you get angry so you can stop it before you have an outburst and ruin something or hurt someone.
Everything is control able if the right form of control what ever situation is right
It is important to control your actions and behavior because you can guide an outcome, but not change the past.
This is so true! The boy didn’t mean to leave those scars but now he cannot erase them.
I learned that once you say something, you can’t take it back. So that taught me to think before I say anything.
I learned that once you say something, you can’t take it back. So that taught me to think before I say anything. I will try not to talk to anyone when I’m upset.
The lesson I learned from this story is that your anger can leave permanent scars. How I can apply this to my life is to control my anger so I don’t leave permanent scars.
cool!!
I have learned that if you lose your temper and say some stuff that you don’t mean and go back and say sorry those wounds are still going to be there. I can apply this to my life by controlling my temper and not saying stuff I will regret later.
if you say something mean to hurt someone out of anger the feeling of hut will never leave them.
What I learned from this story is that even when you think someone is okay after something doesn’t mean that they are actually okay. I can apply this to my own life by controlling my temper even when I really need to release my anger. It will help me help others. It also doesn’t give you any right to hurt someone no matter the cause.
The things I learned from this story is if you are being mean to someone they will remember it forever and they will be hurt or sad. I can apply it to my own life by if someone is being mean to me walk away or talk later so you do not say something that will hurt them.
I think the story says that if you have one problem there is always going to be a new one this was basically me when I was younger.