The Cracked
Pot- Chinese Wisdom
An
elderly Chinese woman had two large pots, each hung on the end of the pole,
which she carried across her neck. One of the pots had 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 half pots of water.
Of
course, the perfect pot was proud of its accomplishments. But poor cracked pot
was ashamed of it own imperfection, and miserable that it only could 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 and said “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, 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 crack and flaws we each have, that
make our lives together very interesting and rewarding. You have just got to
take each person for what they are and look for the good in them. Message to my
cracked pots friend, have a great life and remember to smell the flowers on
your side of the path.
have a happy reading............
Wow! very interesting and touching article. I enjoyed reading it. It's so lovely
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