another story for you.Forwarded mail....

[Shaun Oliver]

now, is this the true meaning of friendship or what?
I've known some of the people on this list for around 20 years or
so. perhaps longer.
Enjoy.

Shaun..
"We realise we have a problem with
communication.  However, we're not going to
discuss it with our staff."
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---------- Forwarded message ----------
Date: Mon, 28 May 2001 22:48:57 +0800
From: Anne & Rob <annerob at iinet.net.au>
To: Tracy <paultra40 at hotmail.com>, tra <tratolson at hotmail.com>,
     Shaun <shauno at goanna.net.au>,
     "(S) Sugartalk (S) ®" <fattybumbahp at hotmail.com>,
     "(L)SHELBY(L)" <chippybabegirl at hotmail.com>,
     "(F) KellyJo (F)" <kjs_35 at hotmail.com>,
     "(@)Sammie(@)" <sammiesparrow at hotmail.com>

  A Good Story for Great Friends..... 
  > > Make sure you read all the way down to the last sentence! 
  > > > 
  > > >There once was a little girl who had a bad temper. 
  > > > 
  > > >Her mother gave her a bag of nails and told her that every time she 
  > > lost 
  > > her temper, she must  hammer a nail into the back of the fence.  The 
  > > first 
  > > day the girl had driven 37 nails into the fence. Over the next few 
  > > weeks, as 
  > > she learned to control her anger, the number of nails hammered daily 
  > > gradually dwindled down. She discovered it 
  > > >was easier to hold her  temper than to drive those nails into the 
  > > fence. 
  > > > 
  > > Finally the day came when the girl didn't lose her  temper at all. She 
  > > told 
  > > her mother about it and the mother suggested that the  girl now pull out 
  > > one 
  > > nail for each day that she was able to hold her  temper. The days passed 
  > > 
  > > >and the young girl was finally able to tell her mother that all the 
  > > nails 
  > > were gone. The mother took her daughter by the hand and led her to the 
  > > fence. 
  > > > 
  > > >She said, "You have done well, my daughter, 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 person 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. Happy Friendship week! 
  > > > 
  > > You are my friend and  I am honored. Now send this to every friend you 
  > > have!! And to your family. 
  > > > 
  > > Please forgive me if I have ever left a hole in your  fence.