There was a little boy with a bad temper.
There
was
a
little
boy
with
a
bad
temper
.
His father gave him some nails to drive into the fence when he lost his temper.
His
father
gave
him
some
nails
to
drive
into
the
fence
when
he
lost
his
temper
.
The first day the boy drove 37 nails into the fence.
The
first
day
the
boy
drove
37
nails
into
the
fence
.
Then it began to become less.
Then
it
began
to
become
less
.
He found it was easier to hold his temper than to drive those nails into the fence.
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 all.
Finally
the
day
came
when
the
boy
did
n't
lose
his
temper
at
all
.
He told his father about it and the father suggested that the boy should now pull out one nail for each day that he held his temper.
He
told
his
father
about
it
and
the
father
suggested
that
the
boy
should
now
pull
out
one
nail
for
each
day
that
he
held
his
temper
.
The days passed and the young boy was finally able to tell his father that all the nails were gone.
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.
The
father
took
his
son
by
the
hand
and
led
him
to
the
fence
.
He said, "You have done well, my son, but you look at the fence.
He
said
,
``
You
have
done
well
,
my
son
,
but
you
look
at
the
fence
.
It will never be the same.
It
will
never
be
the
same
.
When you say things in anger, they leave a scar just like this one.
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.
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.
It
wo
n'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.
A
verbal
wound
is
as
bad
as
a
physical
one
.
There was a little boy with a bad temper. His father gave him some nails to drive into the 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 all. He told his father about it and the father suggested that the boy should now pull out one nail for each day that he held 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 you 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 wound is still there. A verbal wound is as bad as a physical one.