Peace Be Upon you
Hi, my sisters and brothers. Here are some good old Chinese wisdom
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
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 of the house, the cracked pot arrived only half full.
For full two years this went on daily, with the woman bringing home only one and a half pots of water.
Of
course, the perfevt pot was proud of its accomplishments. But the
cracked pot was ashamed of its own imperfection, and misearable that it could only half of what it had been made to do.
After two years of what it perceived to be bitter failure, it spoke to that woman one day by the stream:
" I' m ashamed of myself, because this crack in my side causes water to leave out of 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 know about you flaw , so I planted flower seeds
on you 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 my table.
Without being just the way you are , there would not be this beauty to grace the house"
Each of us has his own unique flaw
But
it's the crack and flaws we each have that make our lives togather so
very intersting and rewarding. You' ve just got to take each person for
what they are and look for the good in them
To all my friends, have nice and great day.
Remeber to smell flowers on
your side of the path
الجمعة أكتوبر 28, 2011 3:53 am
