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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