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Tongue Is Like A Fire
Contributed by Larry Wilson on Aug 9, 2011 (message contributor)
TONGUE IS LIKE A FIRE
When we were children, my brother and started a small fire in the field across from our home. We just wanted to burn off some briars and things so that we could clear the field to play. Wow, did we ever clear that field. The wind picked up and before long the fire was completely out of control. The fire department had to come put it out. Likewise, our tongue can burn off far more than we ever intended. The tongue IS a fire.
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