A school teacher decided to let her class play a game. The teacher told each child in the class to bring along a plastic bag containing a few
tomatoes. Each tomato will be given a name of a person that the child hates, so the number of tomatoes that a child will put in his/her plastic bag will depend on the number of people he/she hates.
So when the day came, every child brought some tomatoes with the name of the people he/she hated. Some had 2 tomatoes; some 3 while some up to 5 tomatoes. The teacher then told the children to carry with them the tomatoes in the plastic bag wherever they go for 1 week.
Days after days passed by, and the children started to complain due to the unpleasant smell let out by the rotten tomatoes. Besides, those having 5 tomatoes also had to carry heavier bags. After 1 week, the children were relieved because the game had finally ended.
The teacher asked: “How did you feel while carrying the tomatoes with you for 1 week?”. The children let out their frustrations and started complaining of the trouble that they had to go through having to carry the heavy and smelly tomatoes wherever they go.
Then the teacher told them the hidden meaning behind the game. The teacher said: “This is exactly the situation when you carry your hatred for somebody inside your heart. The stench of hatred will contaminate your heart and you will carry it with you wherever you go. If you cannot tolerate the smell of rotten tomatoes for just 1 week, can you imagine what is it like to have the stench of hatred in your heart for your lifetime???”
Moral: Throw away any hatred for anyone from your heart so that you will not carry sins for a lifetime. Forgiving others relieves you and helps you to lead a happy life.
it is right it is a medicine for heart
Lovely story, our students can learn a lot from it. Thanks a lot
as birds we should live throuw what is heavy and go ahead – forgivness yes
Its very wise story and very tender I like it too much its touched my heart
thanks sara
Welcome Hannan.
Very well & excellent example for learning.
MAy ALLAH gives all of us guidance to understand
the tolerate with others.
Thank you
Welcome Kashif.
Nice game
How apt!
Really inspiring. Thanks indeed. Please keep it up.
Good and forceful lesson in positive thinking. The practice of mudslinging dirties your hands first.
Great analogy to explain to clean the heart. Keep it up.
Thanks.
Beautiful
lovely, just love these stories…. thank you, this is wat i been trying to tell few people i know, inshallah i try not to hate, n ramadan n eid just helps me to forgive n forget anything such.
THanks Shahadat. Please share with your friends.
nice one
i wish that hatred was just a basket of rotten tomatoes, bt truth is, ITS NOT!
A story we should all we taught as children. Great advice, Alhamdullilah
Forgive ur enemies,but don’t forget their names!
“If you hear
words that hurt you, then bow your head before them and they will miss
you.” (Imam Ali (A.S))
WELL THAT’S GREAT STORY THANKS FOR SHARING…
Good story. Forgiving alway give you happiness. Not many peaple forgive and forget but those who do are gifted.
sooo trueee
i (or should i say WE) gotta stop hatin lol
i wonder y our lives get worst and worst nd thats cuz of hatred!
Thanks for the story and LOVE the moral 🙂
its a good story but i mean, in reality u will always hate someone…and know it even if you let it go
its a good story but i mean, in reality u will always hate someone…and know it even if you let it go
Great story, must learn something from it 🙂 …
hmmmmmmmmm……
OK story but not so good
you must hate some people
Off course everyone hates someone, but it’s not these people that you has to think about… Because then the hate in your heart will be too much…
Think about what you love, and you’ll have the best feeling in your heart! 🙂
Dear Mustafa,
According to Teachings of our Holy Prophet Hazrat Muhammad (S.A.W.W.), we should forgive others what they do and love everyone 🙂 …
nice one,,,
Good i like it