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Scraped Your Knee A scraped knee hurts on the outside. Mean words hurt on the inside. Words Can Hurt Or Words Can Heal Draw lines to put the words that hurt in the trash can. Draw lines to put the words that heal in the heart. Great job! Meany! You're wonderful! Dummy! That stinks! Good idea! She loved to talk. But often she said mean things. Soon no one in the village wanted to talk to her anymore. She went to her rabbi for help. "I know how to help you," he said. "Go home and find a pillow filled with feathers. Rip the pillow open and bring it to me." When the woman took the torn pillow outside, the wind blew all the feathers away! "Now pick up every feather," the rabbi told her. "I'll never find them all!" the woman said. "The feathers are just like your mean words," the rabbi said. "Once the words come out of your mouth, you can never take them back." You can never get your words back. But you can watch what you say. |
Say the Right Thing! Circle the right things to say. If we stop before we speak, and think how others will feel, we can find a way to say the right thing. "Maybe we can play later." "I don't want to play with you!" "This is a pretty sweater." "But I wanted a CD player!" "How could you miss? It was an easy catch!" "Nice try! Everybody misses the ball sometimes." BITE YOUR TONGUE SHMIRAT HA-LASHON means "guard your tongue." There are many funny sayings that mean the same thing: Hold your tongue. A fly can't get into a closed mouth! Bite your tongue. They sound funny, but they all mean be careful with the words you use! My Family And Me We sometimes say unkind words to those in our own family. That can hurt their feelings. Think of three nice things to say to a brother, or sister, or parent today. If you think you want to say something mean, guard your tongue. That's SHMIRAT HA-LASHON. |
