There was a little boy with a bad temper.His father gave him some nails to drive into the back fence when he lost his temper.The first day the boy drove 37 nails into the fence.Then it began to become less.He found 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 a11.He told his father about it and the father suggested that the boy should 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 fence.It 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 woundis still there.A verbalwound is as bad as a physicalone.
故事是讲述：
有一个男孩有著很坏的脾气,於是他的父亲就给了他一袋钉子并且告诉他,每当他发脾气的时候就钉一根钉子在後院的围篱下.
第一天,这个男孩钉下了三十七根钉子.慢慢地每天钉下的数量减少了.他发现控制自己的脾气要比钉下那些钉子来得容易些.终於有一天,这个男孩再也不会失去耐性乱发脾气.
他告诉他的父亲这件事,父亲告诉他,现在开始每当他能控制自己的脾气的时候,就拔出一根钉子.
一天天地过去了,最後男孩告诉他的父亲,他终於把所有钉子都拔出来了.
父亲握著他的手来到後院：「你做得很好,我的好孩子,但是看看那些围篱上的洞.这些围篱将永远不能回复成从前的样子.你生气的时候说的话将像这些钉子一样留下疤痕.如果你拿刀子捅别人一刀,不管你说了多少次对不起,那个伤口将永远存在.话语的伤痛就像真实的伤痛一样令人无法承受.
非常棒的故事~
