A very interesting story
June 5, 2007 – 10:05 pm. Posted by CuBeYoz, saw this in the newpapers, thought it sounded meaningful and decided to share it with you all in case you guys haven’t seen it.
An elderly 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 grace in the house.”
The Point?
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. Take each person for what they are and look for the good in them.
My 2 cents yah? =D
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6 Responses to “A very interesting story”
interesting!
beautiful.
so! we’re gonna expect less complains about the marina bay concert from you right? LOL
without you doing all the shitty things, there wont be much of a concert you know! hee
pure.utter.rubbish.
my only unique flaw is that i’m good.
now now.. everyone say awwwwwwwww!
drop dead…. please…. for the sake of the ENTIRE world…. you are seriously wasting our time, air, resources, space & bandwidth!
bandwidth? but i aint on starhub =\