An elderly Chinese 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 a full two years this went on daily, with the woman bringing home only one and a half pots of water.
Of course, the perfect pot was proud of its accomplishments.
But the poor cracked pot was ashamed of its own imperfection, and miserable that it could only 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, '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, there would not be this beauty to grace the house.'
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.
So, to all of my cracked pot friends, have a great day and remember to smell the flowers on your side of the path!
Aussie Paul.
Mike Harding said
03:20 PM Nov 24, 2021
A nice post and perfectly timed for a day when I could sorely use some positive observations upon life.
erad said
03:50 PM Nov 24, 2021
And here is me thinking that you were going to give us a story about crackpots....
oldbloke said
04:43 PM Nov 24, 2021
I'm a grumpy old man. And even I enjoyed that.
Thanks Aussie Paul
dorian said
04:58 PM Nov 24, 2021
I'm a full-on misanthrope and it even touched me.
Radar said
08:14 PM Nov 24, 2021
Thank you Aussie Paul.
landy said
09:33 PM Nov 24, 2021
Good one AP.
RichardK said
11:35 AM Nov 25, 2021
Yep I enjoyed that also, reminds me of a certain person in my life who always looks to the good in others. Cheers Richard
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Wannabe nomad said
02:04 PM Nov 28, 2021
Several members of my family are on the Autism spectrum so this brought a tear to my eye and a smile on my face
A nice post and perfectly timed for a day when I could sorely use some positive observations upon life.
Thanks Aussie Paul
Thank you Aussie Paul.
Yep I enjoyed that also, reminds me of a certain person in my life who always looks to the good in others.
Cheers
Richard
-- Edited by RichardK on Thursday 25th of November 2021 11:35:51 AM
-- Edited by RichardK on Thursday 25th of November 2021 11:36:17 AM