Pot-Luck-Humor - Cracked pot

 

Have A Great Day ! Subject: Fwd: Cracked pot       >  > >  > Subject: Cracked pot > > > > I > love this - I hope you do too. > >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! > > >And send this to > any > or all of your Cracked Pot friends. Don't > forget the Cracked Pot that sent it to > you!!

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