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Bad Temper

 

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 back of 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 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. A verbal wound is as bad as a physical one."

 Top Comment : Makrand Bhave   | 09 17 2009 14:21:14 +0000
JUNOON is the TERMINAL MADNESS THAT IS CREATED BY SHEER FORCE OF GETTING A SET TARGET! This is not what the article is talking about!! It is all about the SCARS that anger can leave behind!! Good one Alk, once agin...and again and again.... :))
 
10 comments on "Bad Temper!!!!"
  Commented by  Sarika Singh, Assistant Professor, BIT    | 10 08 2009 13:35:38 +0000
There is no need to add "Bad" with "Temper". Temper is always bad. It can never be good. It is complete madness. Angry man always forgets what and where he is doing and in that situation he does something because of which he repents later. 
  Commented by  Vikas G. Chaudhari, Sr. Design Engineer, Engineering Firm    | 10 08 2009 08:53:21 +0000
Just Joke: What is the total number of nails?  37 is the intermediate number.
What is the final count of nails?
  Commented by  soumya saxena, B.Sc student, gdc sitapur    | 09 17 2009 21:03:09 +0000
wonderful story..teachs a lot in few lines
  Commented by  Makrand Bhave, XYZ    | 09 17 2009 14:21:14 +0000
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JUNOON is the TERMINAL MADNESS THAT IS CREATED BY SHEER FORCE OF GETTING A SET TARGET! This is not what the article is talking about!! It is all about the SCARS that anger can leave behind!! Good one Alk, once agin...and again and again.... :))
  Commented by  Ramakrishna Perumal, Sr. Engineer, Technicas Reunidas    | 09 16 2009 16:16:21 +0000
I have read this story earlier but it is good read once again.
  Commented by  Paresh.Khanchandani, Process Manager, E-Procurement Technologies Limited    | 09 16 2009 12:54:13 +0000
Nice !!
  Commented by  Jitendra Pathai, Corporate Recruiter, Collabera    | 09 16 2009 07:27:37 +0000
Nice one Alka. Thanks for sharing.
Tarun, JOONOON would be more like madness for something or someone or to do something!!
  Commented by  Tarun Singhal, Project Finance Manager, James JS Construction Co, Ltd    | 09 15 2009 19:54:39 +0000
Bad temper is very bad in the life. But on the other hand, little temper is very necessary in the life. To achive the target in the life, little good/bad temper is must. We call it "JOONOON".
  Commented by  Charles davison, Project Manager, Douglas OHI LLC    | 09 15 2009 17:34:48 +0000
Very nice story and practically  usable in way to teach kids on perseverance,and forgiveness.vey meaning ful Alka Than Q for referring.
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