To All Of My Crackpot Friends~~~~~

Dee · Post by **Dee** » Tue May 20, 2008 10:55 am

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.

hazel · Post by **hazel** » Tue May 20, 2008 12:47 pm

Gotta look

for my flowers...

Kitty · Post by **Kitty** » Tue May 20, 2008 1:29 pm

I loved this story. It was just what I needed to read today!

Post by **tex** » Tue May 20, 2008 2:00 pm

Ain't it the truth.

Tex

mini · Post by **mini** » Tue May 20, 2008 2:02 pm

That was a lovely story

crranch · Post by **crranch** » Tue May 20, 2008 2:06 pm

Great story.......

But I just thought that the title referred to the wild chat last night...

Hugs,
C

Post by **tex** » Tue May 20, 2008 2:13 pm

Hahahahahaha. I thought the same thing.

Tex

MaggieRedwings · Post by **MaggieRedwings** » Tue May 20, 2008 2:42 pm

Thank you Dee, you truly made my day.

I thought it referred to cooking and was misspelled.

Love, Maggie

barbaranoela · Post by **barbaranoela** » Tue May 20, 2008 3:01 pm

a beautiful story----

thanks DEE

luve barbara

annie oakley · Post by **annie oakley** » Tue May 20, 2008 4:43 pm

That was a great story Dee Love Oma

sunny · Post by **sunny** » Tue May 20, 2008 5:04 pm

HAH!! I always knew i was a crack pot!! Thanks for posting such a wonderful inspiring parable, Dee.

starfire · Post by **starfire** » Wed May 21, 2008 6:46 am

I've always loved that story and I never let it go by without reading it again. Thank You for posting it.

Shirley

JJ · Post by JJ » Wed May 21, 2008 9:55 am

Thanks Dee! JJ