Broken Pot

[Guest Papi]

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 crackpot friends, have a great day and remember to smell the flowers on your side of the path!

[Guest Gupt Singhni]

Vaheguru.

Beautiful, Beautiful!!

[_anon_]

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

[Guest jap naam]

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.

LOVED IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :a+

[B4ND4]

Good story.

what if the crack is on the top of the pot?

[Guest Papi]

^^ always try to nit pick dont you

dont go towards the story, go towards the message

[B4ND4]

^^ always try to nit pick dont you

dont go towards the story, go towards the message

this is where people fail to understand me . i got the message but i guess u thought i am just talking about the story. I am using the story to ask a question. surprisingly even you didn't get it .

[Guest Papi]

people fail to understand you tu bada einstien aaa

[kaur_khalistani_lioness]

~vaheguru~

aww humble singh!!! thank u!

hmm u remind me of Akalpurakhkifauj who used to post such inspiring stories here.(btw where is he now? )

[kaur_khalistani_lioness]

Good story.

what if the crack is on the top of the pot?

well then its not a flaw or is it?(the purpose of the pot was to get the water to the house...but it didnt at least thats what the pot thought its purpose was. if it gets the water to the house thn it wouldnt be consider a flaw or would it?)

just waitin for u to find flaws in my post lolz