[nukkad] The Cracked Pot

[Mohammed Siddiqui <>]

----------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Don't worry about the world coming to an end today. 
It's already tomorrow in Australia. -- Charles Schulz 
----------------------------------------------------------------------------

The Cracked Pot

A water bearer had two large pots, each hung on the ends ofa 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. This went on daily for a long time, 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 a year 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 only half 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 pot
said.

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 sowed
seeds on your side of the path, and every day while we walk
back, you've watered them. For a year I have been able to pick 
beautiful flowers from these plants 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. Blessed are
the flexible, for they shall not be bent out of shape.

Blessings to all my cracked pot friends.

Smile@Siddiqui Syndrome:
***If  it's true that we are here to help others,
     then, what exactly are the  others here  for?*****
*****Your  future depends on your dreams" So go to  sleep***


------------------------------------------------------------------------------
To unsubscribe, use the form at: http://www.mumbai-central.com/nukkad/#options
This list is archived at: http://www.mumbai-central.com/nukkad/archive.html