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Cracked Pot
August 8, 2005
This week I have a Chinese fable to share with you ...
enjoy!
A water bearer in China had two large pots, each hung on
the ends of a pole which he carried across his neck.
One pot 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 bearer
delivering only one and a half pots full of water to his
house.
Of course, the perfect pot was proud of its
accomplishments, perfect for which it was made.
But the poor cracked pot was ashamed of its own
imperfection, and miserable that it was able to accomplish
only half of what it had been made to do.
After 2 years of what it perceived to be a bitter failure,
it spoke to the water bearer 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 bearer said to the pot, “Did you notice that there were
flowers only on your side of the path, but not on the other
pot’s side?” That’s because I have always known about your
flaw, and I planted flower seeds on your side of the path.
Every day while we walk back, you’ve watered 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.”
Moral: Each of us has our own unique flaws. We’re all
cracked pots. But it’s the cracks and flaws we each have
that make our lives together so very interesting and
rewarding. You must take each person for what they are, and
look for the good in each one.
Have an inspiring week!
Linda
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