Crack'd Pot

A water bearer in China 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 2 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 because this crack in my side causes water to
leak out all the way back to your house."

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, and
every day while 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 very interesting and rewarding.? You've just
got to take each person for what they are, and look for the good
in them.