"Sometimes its nice to think about the simple, lovely things. An elderly chinese woman had two large pots each hung on the end of a pole, which she carried accross 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 own accomplishments but the poor cracked pot was ashamed of its own imperfection and miserable, that it could only do half of that it had been made to. 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 on the path, but not on the other pot's side? That is because i have always known about your flaw, so i planted flower seeds on your side of the path, and everyday while we were back, you water them. For two years i have been able to pick these beautiful flowers to decorate the table. Without u being just the way u are, there would not be this beauty to grace the house."
she continued: "Each of us has our own unique flaw. But it's the cracks and the flaws we all have that make our lives together so very interesting and rewarding. You've just got to take each peson for what they are and look for the good in them."
So, to all my crackpot friends, please forgive me for all mistakes i've done so far and have a great day and remember to smell the flowers on your side of the path!
