Teacher gave these students an odd assignment. Then it all made sense.

Kindergarten Teacher

A good teacher is born a teacher. One, in particular, made it her mission to reach her children in a profound way.

It’s never easy to keep the attention of kindergartners, but it’s possible with an out-of-the-box approach. This is one lesson these children will never forget.

Steps to Life shares the experience of a kindergarten teacher who has something to prove.

Read what happened below.
A kindergarten teacher had decided to let her class play a game. The teacher told each child in the class to bring along a plastic bag containing a few potatoes.

Each potato will be given a name of a person that the child hates. So the number of potatoes that a child will put in his/her plastic bag will depend on the number of people he/she hates.

So when the day came, every child brought some potatoes with the name of the people he/she hated. Some had 2 potatoes, some 3 while some up to 5 potatoes. The teacher then told the children to carry the potatoes in the plastic bag with them wherever they go for 1 week.

Days after days passed, and the children started to complain due to the unpleasant smell let out by the rotten potatoes. Besides, those having 5 potatoes also had to carry heavier bags. After 1 week, the children were relieved because the game had finally ended.

The teacher asked: “How did you feel while carrying the potatoes with you for 1 week?” The children let out their frustrations and started complaining of the trouble that they had to go through having to carry the heavy and smelly potatoes wherever they go.

Then the teacher told them the hidden meaning behind the game. The teacher said: “This is exactly the situation when you carry your hatred for somebody inside your heart. The stench of hatred will contaminate your heart and you will carry it with you wherever you go. If you cannot tolerate the smell of rotten potatoes for just 1 week, can you imagine what is it like to have the stench of hatred in your heart for your lifetime?”

Hatred comes from a place deep inside of you.

Anger, anguish and fear may all be a part of what you think is hatred. These are not easy emotions to deal with, especially if you cling to them with a fierce stubbornness.

It turns out that it’s actually a lot of work to hate someone. And in reality, you’re only hurting yourself by holding onto resentment because you’ve created a burden.

It’s best to forgive, forget and let it go. Otherwise, the person you claim to hate is in control.

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