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Posted by Mike Pipes (Member # 1573) on :
 
> Subject: The Cracked Pot
>
> A water bearer in India had two large pots, each
> hung on the ends of a
> pole which he carried across his 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
> bearer delivering only one
> and a half pots full of water to his house.Of
> course, the perfect pot was
> proud of its accomplishments, perfect 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. I have been able to
> deliver onlyhalf my load
> because this crack in my side causes water to leak
> out all the way
> back to your house. Because of my flaws, you have to
> do all of this
> work, and you don't get full value from your
> efforts".
>
> The bearer said to the pot, "Did you notice that
> there were flowers only on
> your side of the path, but not on the other pot's
> side? That's because I
> have always known about your flaw, and I planted
> flower seeds on your side
> of the
> path. Everyday as we walk back, you've watered 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.
>
> 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 interesting and rewarding. You've just got to
> take each person for what
> they are, and look for the good in them.
>
> Blessed are the flexible, for they shall not be bent
> out of shape.
>
> Remember to appreciate all the different people in
> your life!
>
> Blessings to all my crackpot friends
 

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Posted by Linda Silver Eagle (Member # 274) on :
 
Aw Stickie,

That's nice!
 

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Posted by Mark Yearwood (Member # 2723) on :
 
Hey Stickie, that's cool. All of us are some kind of crackpot.
Have a great day and be sure and water your flowers.

Mark
 

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Posted by Kookaburra (Member # 254) on :
 
awwwww.... I almost cried, I was happy that the cracked pot watered all the pretty flowers, and made the world better... It was so sweet....

Can I be a crackpot too? *laughs*
 

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