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A TALE OF TWO POTS
Posted by
JudyForFun
(VIP) 10 Aug 2005 8:01pm
>A tale of TWO POTS
>
>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
> ne 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 know 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 my crackpot friends, have a great day and remember to smell the
>flowers on your side of the path.
Not potty at all
Posted by
Kaupanger
(VIP) 12 Aug 2005 10:04am
Great one, JudyForFun. I always read the Pegasus Column and really enjoy stories such as these.
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