Good evening fellow redpath witches.  This morning I received a wonderful email from our member Sissy.  I felt it should be shared and Sissy agreed.  Sooooooo here it is:

 

NAIL 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 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. 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.          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.          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."          It's National Friendship Week. 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,          then you'll know you have a circle of friends.          YOU ARE MY FRIEND AND I AM HONOURED!          Now send this to every friend you have!! And to          your family.          Please forgive me if I have ever left a hole.