SNACK 4 U 2 DAY..... Spirit of Kindness I once lived in the country, said a preacher, next to a very excellent man who, nevertheless, had his weaknesses. I recollect an occasion on which he became angry and manifested his displeasure in a striking manner. Wanting a place to hang up a trowel in my yard, I drove a nail into the fence between his yard and mine. It went through on the other side. One day I heard a racket in my yard and looking to see what was the reason, I found my trowel ringing over the pavement. My neighbor with his hammer had hit the nail and sent the trowel and everything else flying. My first feeling was to fire the trowel over at him and give him a piece of my mind, but my second thought was, Well, thats the way he is, but he is a very good fellow, a quiet neighbor so I wont say anything about it. I was going to be satisfied; but then I decided I had better say something to him. I stepped in and said, I ask your pardon, sir. It was thoughtless my driving that nail through the fence, and I am glad you reminded me of it. He shook hands with me and said, Well, well, let us not say anything more about that. The result showed the wisdom of treating the matter in a spirit of simple kindness. It was evidently the course of conduct that was best for him. (from Illustrations of Bible Truths.)
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