THE LITTLE THINGS
Little things, small happenings can have big and long lasting consequences for good or for evil. Did you know, for example that the infamous feud between the Hatfields and the McCoys started over a hog that both families claimed to own? How much better for them and their descendants if they had divided the poor pig, turning the misunderstanding into a celebration or a picnic! Instead, they allowed the quarrel to build up, like a windstorm sweeping down a mountain into a valley where nothing can stop the wild wind until it is spent. The bitterness, anger, and hatred between the Hatfields and the McCoys became a way of life for them for more than forty years, and it was not over until there were freshly dug graves on both sides of the fence. From No One’s Perfect, by Betty Carlson, published by Good News Publishers, 1976
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