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NAILS IN THE FENCE

Make sure you read all the way down to the last sentence.

(Most importantly the last sentence)

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 tempe r 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 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 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. But It won't matter how many times you say I'm sorry, the wound will still be there. A verbal wound is as bad as a physical one. Remember that friends are very rare jewels, indeed. They make you smile and encourage you to succeed. They lend an ear, they share words of praise and they always want to open their hearts to us.'

Show your friends how much you care. Send this to everyone you consider a FRIEND, even if it means sending it back to the person who sent it to you! If it comes back to you, you will then know you have a circle of friends..

YOU ARE MY FRIEND AND I AM HONORED!

Now send this to every friend you have!! And to your family (they need to know that you love them too).

Please forgive me if I have ever left a 'hole' in your fence.

lols was looking through my email and i happen to see this email. lols guess who was it sent from? my dad. lols it was quite an old email but i guess, i would have thought it was crap in the past. but now that i read again, i think its quite meaningful.

Around the corner I have a friend,
In this great city
that has no end,
Yet the days go by
and weeks rush on,
And before I know it, a year is gone.
And I never see my old friends face.
For life is a swift and terrible race.
He knows I like him
just as well,
As in the days when I rang his bell.
And he rang mine if we were younger then,
And now we are busy, tired men.
Tired of playing a foolish game,
Tired of trying to make a name.
'Tomorrow' I say!
'I will call on Jim'
'Just to show that
I'm thinking of him.'
But tomorrow comes
and tomorrow goes,
And distance between
us grows and grows.
Around the corner!
yet miles away,
'Here's a telegram sir'
'Jim died today.'
And that's what we
get and deserve in the end.
Around the corner, a vanished friend.
Remember to always say what you mean.
If you love someone, tell them.
Don't be afraid to express yourself.
Reach out and tell someone what they mean to you.
Because when you decide that it is the right time it might be too late.
Seize the day. Never have regrets.
And most importantly,
stay close to your friends and family,
for they have helped make you the person that you are today.

hmm nothing much today. managed to complete my 5 剪报 hahas. hmm good start! JIAYOU! anyway bro went out. to celebrate his birthday i guess. tmr's his birthday and guess what? everyone acts as though we don't remember. evil huh? mum says we'll buy the cake tmr instead. lols don't know what she's trying to do. nth much today as well. hmm went to count how many days i have for revision and homework and tt will be 2 weeks only. argh. its killing me man! shall stop for now.

*P.S. phew! the sounds or should i say voices of people or rather mr chong and the seniors have finally long lost on 27. omg after so long. can't imagine it... everywhere i go i hear their voices creepy. its like someone talking to you but when u realise, there's no one beside you at all.