Nails in The Fence!

[Larry Millette]

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 tocontrol 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 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.



Hesaid, '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.



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

 

[David O'Connell Jr]

Wow Larry that was deep. Where did ya find that?

 

[crfguy168]

No holes in my fence from you Larry, your a good guy. Thanks for being a good buddy. That goes for all of you here.

 

[Larry Millette]

Wow Larry that was deep. Where did ya find that?

It was an email that I got from a friend a few days ago David. I thought it was deep too. Kinda made me think. I've got a tendency sometimes too be quick to say things to people forgetting that sometimes what I may percieve as innocent could possibly really be hurting the other persons feelings. I wasn't really looking or expecting to get too much reaction from it (in the form of posts) I just figured it was one of those things that may or may not be useful to some and make them at least say,,,, Hmmm!

 

[Larry Millette]

No holes in my fence from you Larry, your a good guy. Thanks for being a good buddy. That goes for all of you here.

DITTO Travis, I think your a really great guy and a heck of a great family man. Love your sense of humor there also! Ya gotta have one of those in this world we live in or you'll go nuts.

 

[Pro Care]

Larry, I would be more afraid of what goes on with those holes in the fence

But seriously it was a good story, reminded me of a joke though.

I cant resist OK here goes: (its kind of long) but I read yours now you read mine, lol

It was this boy's 8th birthday, and he runs in the house from school and excitedly slams the door.

His dad looks up from reading the newspaper, and says, "son your 8 yrs old today what do you want for your birthday?"

He smiles real big and says, "a fifth of Jack Daniels and a hooker!"

Dad says, "I don't think your quite old enough for that yet. Why don't you go practice on that tree out back." Dad smiles and goes back to reading the paper. The boy walks out disappointed.

So yrs go by and the boy is 15 today, he runs in and the same thing happens. He asks for a fifth of Jack Daniels and a hooker. Dad says no, you too young and tells him to go out back and keep practicing on that tree.

So finally he turns 21, he runs in the house and the boy smiles real big, and dad looks up from the paper and says, you guessed it son, go on up stairs.

The boy runs up stairs and sure enough, there is a fifth of Jack Daniels on the nightstand and a hooker laying in his bed. He closes the door and begins the festivities.

Dad is smiling big, his boy is all grown up now, and all of a sudden he hears the girl screaming like she's being hurt. Dad throws down the paper and runs up the stairs and burst through the door to see his boy with a broomstick up the girl, and he says, "Son what the hell are you doing?"

The boy says, "I'm just checking for squirrels dad!"

 

[Christopher]

That was funny. hahahahaha

 

[Larry Millette]

That was a good one Mr. Adams. True story? Do you still have the broom?

 

[Pro Care]

that's a good comeback or a good something back.

I used to work with a guy named joker, he told us so many jokes over and over, he says he helped a dude write one of those 1001 tasteless joke books. The way he could remember them I believe him. I got a bunch in the arsenal I'll let loose over time. I won't give you the joker treatment.