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It was the opening day of a class at Seminary and the good professor passed out darts to all of his students. 

          On the wall, front and center, hung a dartboard with a blank sheet of paper on it. 

          Then, as the professor passed out a blank piece of paper and a magic marker to each student, he instructed, “What I want you to do is to draw a picture of someone you dislike or have had an argument with or hate to see walk into a room. 

          Someone you harbor animosity against or prejudice or just plain old hostility. 

          It isn’t necessary that you be an artist; just that you draw a face so that least in your own mind you know who it is.  

          When it is your turn, I will tack your drawing onto the board on top of the one before it, and then I want you to throw your dart at the picture. 

          This isn’t a test of skill but rather an emotional exercise, so stand as close as you need to to be able to hit your target.”

          The first student stepped forward and the professor hung her picture of a girl who had stolen her boyfriend. 

          She had put a great deal of detail into her drawing, right down to the pimples on the face.  Then she threw her dart with gusto and, since she was standing very close, hit her target squarely between the eyes. 

          The second student had drawn a picture of a family member who had hurt him terribly and whom he was unable to forgive.

          Some students sketched quickly.  Others took a great deal of time.  All hurled their darts with great force.

          When all had finished, the professor removed the sketches one by one, wadded each into a tight ball and dropped it in a wastebasket at his feet. 

          It had taken almost one whole class period, but this was appropriate for anger and enmity take a lot of time to fulfill. 

          Finally, when he turned the original blank sheet of paper over there was a great gasp from the class for before them on the dartboard hung a mangled, tattered, almost completely obliterated picture of Jesus. 

          The professor silently stood there.  Just looked at his students without saying a word.  Then he slowly began to quote, “…In as much as ye have done it unto the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto Me.”  (Matt. 25:40)

          We all know people that we think the world might be better off without, or at least our own personal world. 

          They are experts in the art of making everyone around them unhappy. 

          That is after they have succeeded in making themselves unhappy.  They hardly qualify as love objects.  Fact of the matter, they’re a pain. 

          And then along comes the Master Teacher from the Hallowed Teaching Halls of heaven and orders, “Love others like you love yourself.” 

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