An elderly 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 walks from the stream to the house, the cracked pot arrived only half full.
For two years this went on daily, with the women bringing home only one and a half pots of water. The cracked pot ashamed of its own imperfection, and miserable that it could only do half of it had been made to. Finally, one day it spoke to the women, ‘’I am ashamed of myself’’, because this crack in my side causes water to leak out all the way back to your home’’.
The old women 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 walkback, you water them. For two years I have been able to pick these beautiful flowers to decorate my table. Without you being just the way you are, there would not be this beauty to grace this life.’’
Each one of us has our own unique flaw. But it’s the cracks and flaws we each have that make our life together so very interesting and rewarding.
We have just got to take each person for what he/she is and look for the good in him or her.
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 walks from the stream to the house, the cracked pot arrived only half full.
For two years this went on daily, with the women bringing home only one and a half pots of water. The cracked pot ashamed of its own imperfection, and miserable that it could only do half of it had been made to. Finally, one day it spoke to the women, ‘’I am ashamed of myself’’, because this crack in my side causes water to leak out all the way back to your home’’.
The old women 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 walkback, you water them. For two years I have been able to pick these beautiful flowers to decorate my table. Without you being just the way you are, there would not be this beauty to grace this life.’’
Each one of us has our own unique flaw. But it’s the cracks and flaws we each have that make our life together so very interesting and rewarding.
We have just got to take each person for what he/she is and look for the good in him or her.
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