The Two Pots
By Author Unknown
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 of water to his house. Of course, the perfect pot was proud of
its accomplishments, 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 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 my water to leak out all the way back to your house."
The bearer said to the pot, "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, we would not have such beauty."
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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