This One Was Cool
Posted in Shit Ppl Email Me on July 4th, 2007 by Mad BullA water bearer in India had two large pots, each hung from the end of a
Pole, which he carried across his 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 two years this went on daily, with the bearer delivering only one and a
Half pots of water to his house. Of course, the perfect pot was proud of
Its accomplishments — performing perfectly what it was designed to do.
The poor cracked pot was ashamed of its imperfection, and miserable that it
Accomplished only half of what it had been designed to do.
Perceiving itself to be a bitter failure, the cracked pot spoke to the water
Bearer one day on the way back from the stream. “I am ashamed of myself. I
Want to apologize to you for delivering only half of my load. Because the
Crack in my side causes water to leak out on the way back to your house,
You don’t get full value for your efforts,” the pot said.
The bearer replied to the pot, “Did you notice that there are flowers only
On your side of the path, not on the other pot’s side? That’s because when I
Learned of your flaw, I planted flower seeds on your side of the path. And,
Every day while we walk back from the stream, you have watered them. For two
Years, I have picked these beautiful flowers to decorate my table.
Without you being just the way you are, there would be no beauty to grace my
House.”
MORAL: Each of us has our own unique flaws. We are all cracked pots. But
It is the cracks and flaws we each have that make our lives together so very
Interesting and rewarding. You simply have to accept each person for what
He or she is, and look for the good in everyone. Blessed are the flexible,
For they shall not be bent out of shape. Remember to appreciate all the
Different people in your life.
Blessings to all my crackpot friends.