Imperfections
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 two 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."
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.
To all “crackpots” everywhere,
have a great day and remember to smell the flowers on your side of the path.
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