Miss Juwariya Abdul-Karim

Sep 24, 2005 01:02

Because she has no idea how much she inspires me.
Because it's a story that warms the soul
Because having a crack in your pot isn't that bad

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 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 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 2 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...

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

To all of my crackpot friends, have a great day and remember to smell the
flowers, on your side of the path...
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