CHINESE WISDOM

STORY OF A CRACKED POT:

An elderly chinese woman had two large pots, each hung on the ends of a pole, which she carried across her neck.

One of them had a crack in it while the other was perfect & 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 2 years, this went on daily, with the woman bringing home only one and half ots of water.

Ofcourse, the perfect pot was proud of its accomplishment.

But the poor cracked pot was ashamed of its own imperfection, & miserable that it could only do half of what it had been made to do.

After 2 years of what it perceived tp be bitter failure, it spoke to thae woman one day by thae stream.

"I'm ashamed of myself, because this crack in my side causes water to leak out all the way back to ur house."

The old woman smiled,"Did u notice that ther are flowers on ur side of the path, but not on the other pot's side?

That's because i have always known about ur flaw so i planted flower seeds on ur side of the path & everyday while uwe walk back ,u water them."

"For 2 yrs I have been able to pick these beautiful flowers to decorate the table."

Without u being just the way u are, there would not be this beauty to grace the house."

Each of us have our own unique flaw.

But it's the cracks & flaws we each have that make ous lives together so very interesting & rewarding.

You've just got to take each person for what they are & look for the good in them.

To all of my cracked frienda, Have a great day & remember to smell the flowers, on your side of the path.