RF - Fw: A thought

L T ldeerslayer at yahoo.com
Tue Apr 17 18:41:46 PDT 2001


Thought we all needed a little reality check....

> 
> >THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:
> >
> >A water bearer in India had two large pots, each hung on each end of a
> pole
> >which he carried across his neck. One of the pots had a crack in it, and
> >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 master's house, the
> >cracked pot arrived only half full.
> >
> >    For a full two years this went on daily, with the bearer delivering
> >only
> >one and a half pots full of water in his master's house. Of course, the
> >perfect pot was proud of its accomplishments, perfect to the end for which
> >it
> >was made. But the poor cracked pot was ashamed of its own imperfection,
> and
> >miserable that it was able to accomplish only half of what it had been
> made
> >to do.
> >
> >   After two years of what it perceived to be a bitter failure, it spoke
> to
> >the water bearer one day by the stream. "I am ashamed of myself, and I
> want
> >to apologize to you."
> >
> >"Why?" asked the bearer. "What are you ashamed of?" "I have been able,
> for
> >these past two years, to deliver only half my load because this crack in
> my
> >side causes water to leak out all the way back to your master's house.
> >Because of my flaws, you have to do all of this work, and you don't get
> >full
> >value from your efforts," the pot said The water bearer felt sorry for the
> >old cracked pot, and in his compassion he said, "As we return to the
> >master's
> >house, I want you to notice
> >the beautiful flowers along the path." Indeed, as they went up the hill,
> >the old cracked pot took notice of the sun warming the beautiful wild
> >flowers
> >on the side of the path, and this cheered it some. But at the end of the
> >trail, it still felt bad because it had leaked out half its load, and so
> >again it apologized to the bearer for its failure.
> >The bearer said to the pot, "Did you notice that there were flowers only
> on
> >your side of your path, but not on the other pot's side? That's because I
> >have always known about your flaw, and I took advantage of it. I planted
> >flower seeds on your side of the path, and every day while we walk back
> >from
> >the stream, you've watered them. For two years I have been able to pick
> >these
> >beautiful flowers to decorate my master's table. Without you being just
> >the
> >way you are, he would not have this beauty to grace his house."
> >
> >Moral: Each of us has our own unique flaws. We're all cracked pots. 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. There is a lot of good out there.
> >There
> >is a lot of good in us! Blessed are the flexible, for they shall not be
> >bent
> >out of shape. Remember to appreciate all the different people in your
> >life!
> >Or as I like to think of it--if it hadn't been for the crackpots in my
> >life,
> >it would have been pretty boring and not so interesting... Thanks for all
> >my
> >crackpot friends and relatives who have put up with this old crackpot
> also.
>
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