Story- Bad Temper

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.”

VILLAGE WITH NO ROADS

Giethoorn — 

The Dutch Village With No Roads

Can you imagine a village with no roads? 

There is such a place in the Netherlands called Giethoorn (pronounced 'geethorn'). 

There are no roads and cars have to remain outside the village. 

The only access to the stunningly lovely houses in 

Giethoorn is by water, or on foot over tiny individual wooden bridges.

 Giethoorn is located about 5km south west of Steenwijck in Holland 

and became famous - especially after the 1958 Dutch film "Fanfare", 

made by Bert Haanstra, was set there. Giethoorn is now an 

internationally known tourist attraction in the Netherlands. 

Giethoorn is called the Venice of the Netherlands because about 

7.5km of canals run through the little village. Some 50 little

 wooden bridges span the canals. It was founded in around 

1230 and originally called Geytenhorn, which over time has become Giethoorn.

All traffic has to go over the water, and it is done in so-called "punters", called 'whisper-boats' as they are

 driven by an electric motor, so they barely disturb the peace and quiet in this scenic little village.

The canals are only about 1m deep and were dug out to transport 

peat, the digging of which resulted in many ponds and shallow lakes, 

called 'Wieden'. Many houses have been built on islands and are only 

reachable over wooden bridges.

Most houses have thatched roofs, the marshy areas providing 

a lot of reed. In former days only rich people had tiled roofs,

 for tiles were much more expensive than reed, but now 

it's the other way round. Having a thatched roof costs a lot more 

money than having it covered with tiles. 

The unique look of this village of 2,620 people has to do with 

early peat mining in the area. Little did they know that what

 they built out of necessity would eventually become a world

renowned tourist destination. This is a very picturesque

 place to visit, harking back to an earlier time in

 history when everything was done at a much more

 gentle pace. Just soaking up the peaceful atmosphere is 

therapeutic. You really should pay the place a visit.