A BAG OF NAILS

[artistchick]

Once upon a time there was a little boy with a bad temper. His father gave him a bag of nails and told him that every time he lost his temper, he should hammer a nail in the fence. The first day the boy had driven 37 nails into the fence. But gradually, the number of daily nails dwindled down. He discovered it was easier to hold his temper than to

Comments

[macdawgversion2]

The moral of the story: "For every angry word you speak leaves a hole in the fence - all the better to spy on your skinny-dipping neighbors."

[artistchick]

:P

[glass_onion14]

That was a lovely story, thank you for sharing it :D

[artistchick]

I'm glad you liked it. It seems like a good antidote to anger--to remind oneself of this story.

[emperor_nick]

Re: Long time no see

[artistchick]

Hello Nick. Thanks for the message. Your animals are really cute! Sorry, but I don't remember now, unless you are the Nick who was dating someone named Caroline several years ago. I am glad everything is going very well for you. Congratulations on the project in D.C.! It sounds like a great opportunity.