A water bearer in China had two large pots, each hung on the ends 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 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 it’s own imperfection. And miserable that it was able to accomplish only half of what it had been made to do.
After two 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, and I want to apologize to you. I have been able to deliver only half my load because this crack in my side causeswater to leak out all the way back to your house. Because of my flaws, you have to do all of this work, and you don’t get full value from your efforts,” the pot said.
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. So I planted flower seeds on your side of the path, and 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’ve just got to take each person for what they are, and look for the good in them.
Blessed are the flexible, for they shall not be bent out of shape.
Remember to appreciate all the different people in your life.
Source: from a beautiful soul at Temple Illuminatus
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I love this little story! From one cracked pot to all the others who may identify, we are all perfect and beautiful in our own way. Never forget it! 🙂
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Love that story! 🙂
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A beautiful old Chinese short story with great meaning, one of many that I was personally raised with 🙂 It’s interesting that we still hear these short stories here in China but although the message remains the same, the level of acceptance, awareness and interest in the message meaning is/has been lost!
Namaste
Mark
An old Chinese story, one of many that I was raised with, I will reblog, hope you dont mind?
Thanks for posting
Namaste Mark
No problem, You are welcome to reblog anything from here.
Thank you Andy 🙂