An
elderly Chinese woman had two large pots,
each hung on the ends of a pole, which she
carried across her neck. One of the pots had
a crack in it while the other pot was
perfect and always delivered a full portion
of water.
At the end of the long walk from the stream
to the house, the cracked pot arrived only
half full.
For a full two years this went on daily,
with the woman bringing home only one and a
half pots of water.
Of course, the perfect pot was proud of its
accomplishments. But the poor cracked pot
was ashamed of its own imperfection, and
miserable that it could only do half of what
it had been made to do.
After 2 years of what it perceived to be
bitter failure, it spoke to the woman one
day by the stream.
"I am ashamed of myself, because this crack
in my side causes water to leak out all the
way back to your house."
The old woman smiled, "Did you notice that
there are flowers on your side of the path,
but not on the other pot's side? That's
because I have always known about your flaw,
so I planted flower seeds on your side of
the path, and every day while we walk back,
you water them. For two years I have been
able to pick these beautiful flowers to
decorate the table. Without you being just
the way you are, there would not be this
beauty to grace the house."
Author Unknown
Thanks Kat for sharing
Each of us has our own unique flaw. But
it's the cracks and flaws we each have that
make our lives together so very interesting
and rewarding.
You've just
got to take each person for what they are
and look for the good in them.
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