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Once a farmer got in fight with his neighbor. During the fight, the farmer got so angry that he said many bad and 1  things to his neighbour. 

After some time, the farmer realized his mistake and wanted to take his words back but didn't know 2 to do. Just then, he got to know that a saint (圣人) was visiting his village. So, he decided to go to the saint and ask for 3 .

He went to the saint and told him 4  and asked him to tell him a way to take his words 5 . 

The saint said to the farmer, "First, go and collect a lot of feathers in a(n) 6 basket and then keep them in the middle of the village and go home. "

The farmer did the same and the next day went to see the saint again. 

The saint said, "Now go and bring those feathers to me. " The farmer went to get those feathers, but when he got there, all the feathers had flown away because of wind.

The farmer returned to the saint with his hands 7 and told him, "I couldn't bring back those feathers because there were none left in the 8 as they were all blown away by winds. "

The saint told him, "The same thing happens to the words spoken by you. You can 9 say them but can not take them back even if you want to. Before saying something bitter and bad to someone in anger, you should always remember that your words can not be taken back. Therefore, it is better to keep 10 when you're angry. "

Words can hurt others too. So always think before you speak.