Building Bridges

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Once lived two farmers, brothers in fact, who lived side by side. They had a great relationship until one day they got into a major argument and the two of them stopped speaking.

The disagreement grew more intense when the younger brother decided to build a creek to separate their two farms.

The older brother decided to build a fence so he would no longer have to look at his brothers property. He hired a carpenter, purchased the materials, and went off thinking: "Ha! This will teach him a lesson".

When he got home he was shocked to find that the carpenter had built instead a beautiful wooden bridge, complete with handrails and his brother standing in the middle of it with his hand outstretched. "After all I have said and done, you still built this beautiful bridge! I am so sorry."

We all make mistakes. By forgiving from the heart we build bridges in our relationships which is so much better than building fences and barriers.

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Food for thought Thanks

It really is!

That is a great message

I enjoyed writing it.

Amen It took me a lot of years to learn that, very well said

A heart has to be ready to forgive ... it sometimes takes more time than it should

Well done. BRAVO!!! Jim...

:-)

Kind heart is the opposite of anger when kind heart is abundant it overcomes any anger. This lovely story remind everyone to restore and enhance merciful mind in everyday life. Thanks for sharing.

A heart has to be ready for healing. To forgive is strength of heart.

So did the older brother shake hands with his brother or did he fire the carpenter? Ha..Ha.. Naw, it is another great post. You always seem to find fantastic stories.

LOL... it does take both parties to be receptive to healing

There is a lesson there for everyone. We only have one life!

This is true. We must cherish it

Very nice thought and beautiful picture!

Thank you very much

What a beautiful thought, and a great blog. I'll bet you are a real sweetheart, God bless you for your wonderful messages.

I try. :-)

Accurate .... And it applies to one of my family twits

:-)

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