The Cracked Pot
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The Cracked 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 two years, this went on daily, with the bearer delivering only one and a half pots of water to his house. Of course, the perfect pot was proud of its accomplishments. But the poor cracked pot was ashamed of its own imperfection and miserable, because it was unable to accomplish as much as the perfect pot.
After 2 years of what it perceived to be bitter failure, one day the cracked pot spoke to the water bearer by the stream. “I am ashamed of myself, because this crack on my side causes my water to leak out all the way back to your house.”
The bearer said to the pot, “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 crack, so I planted flower seeds on your side of the path, and every day while we walk back, you water the flowers. For two years I have been able to pick these beautiful flowers to decorate the table. Without you being just the way you are, we would not have such beauty.”
By Author Unknown
No two pots are the same. Each of us has our own unique cracks and flaws; these are our individual gifts. That is what makes everyone so interesting and each of our lives so rewarding in its own way.
We have to look at ourselves with the acceptance of who we are, and we have to look for the good in each other.
Remember the path of the perfect pot is perfectly clean and clear, exactly the way one would have expected. But the path of the imperfect pot has the beautiful surprise gifts of flesh flowers.
Giovanna Garcia
Imperfect Action is better than No Action
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What a great way to do two things at once. Water the plants as you bring the water from the river. What a nice story. Giovanna, thank you for sharing it. Have a good day.
Dan and Deanna “Marketing Unscrambled”
Hi Gio .. that’s great .. I love it!! Flowers to lighten our eyes, flowers to decorate our home, flowers to seed the land, flowers to present to our loved ones .. and bring a wonderful scent .. joy for us all ..
Thanks - Hilary Melton-Butcher
Positive Letters
Hi Giovanna,
Such a wonderful story to remind us once again that we are “perfectly imperfect” just as we are. There is good in everything and in everyone.
Thank you for sharing this with us.
Many Blessings….
Roxanne and Hugo ~ Believe Achieve
Hello Giovanna,
Excellent post. There are reasons for being the way it is for everything, even it looks like imperfection at a glance. If we change viewing angle, its meaning changes and value increase. Your post reminded me “Butterfly Dream”.
Thank you for your sharing.
Shaw Funami
Fill the Missing Link
Hi Giovanna. We all surely have a purpose. That is what this says to me. Thanks for sharing.
Hiya
Sometimes I only begin to fully appreciate a thing when I listen to another person’s view of it. Self criticisim can be incredibly distorting and as a previous commentator said ‘change viewing angle, its meaning changes and value increase.’
Thanks for this
Jens
Giovanna,
I believe that god made each and every one of us and he made us for a reason, flaws and all.
No matter what flaws we are burdened with, each of us has our own unique areas of talent where we can offer a great deal and make a meaningful contribution.
And with respect to our areas of weakness, there are no doubt others who have been gifted with amazing strengths in these areas and our weaknesses just may create room for others to exercise their wonderful strengths.
Love this story! Heard it before and can’t hear it too many times. I’ll remember this next time I feel like a cracked pot!
This is one of my favorite stories!! It pays to be a crack pot!
Beautiful point on our own unique cracks and flaws.
It’s about playing the best hand with the cards your dealt.
Wonderful story and I love how you’ve addressed the uniqueness of all of us. We are all different. We all have flaws. But that’s what makes us all wonderful and special.
Hi Deanna
Thank you for sharing your thoughts with us.
I’m glad you liked it.
You have a great day as well.
Giovanna Garcia
Imperfect Action is better than no Action
Hi Hilary,
Flowers are beautiful aren’t they? Especially around this time of year.
Happy Spring.
Thanks you for your support and have a wonderful day.
Giovanna Garcia
Imperfect Action is better than no Action
Hi Hugo and Roxanne,
Thanks for sharing…it means a lot to have support from kind people such as you.
You said….”there is good in everyone and everything”! THis is so true.
You never know what “thing” in your life, may lead to flowers.
Giovanna Garcia
Imperfect Action is better than no Action
HI Shaw
You are right….there are reasons for everything….good or bad.
In this story, the cracked pot led to beautifule flowers.
Thank you for your comment and for sharing your thoughts with us.
Giovanna Garcia
Imperfect Action is better than no Action
Hi Davina
Giovanna Garcia
That’s right…we all have a purpose. There is a reason for everything.
Thank you for sharing your thoughts with us.
Have a great day.
Imperfect Action is better than no Action
Hi Jens Upton,
It’s always good to listen to another persons view to any situation…to see how the percieve it.
Thank for you comment and for sharing your thoughts.
Have a great day!
Giovanna Garcia
Imperfect Action is better than no Action
Hi Andrew
You brought up so many beautiful points, and I am glad you know that we are all here for a reason….flaws and all.
Thank you for sharing.
I love that I have support from so many kind people, such as you.
Giovanna Garcia
Imperfect Action is better than no Action
That is a wonderful story that I haven’t heard in a while. There are always benefits we don’t see that our spirit does.
Here’s one you’ll probably like : The Story of the Cat Who Did Things Differently
Hi Daphne,
Glad you enjoyed. You cant hear a good story like this many times.
Hope you have fantastic Wednesday!
Take Care,
Giovanna Garcia
Imperfect Action is better than no Action
Hi J.D.
Have a great day J.D.
Thanks for sharing. We all have some form of cracks or flaws….but it’s all about making the best of them!
Like you said, we need to play the cards were dealt to the best of our abblilities.
Giovanna Garcia
Imperfect Action is better than no Action
Hi Positively Present
I am so glad you liked the story.
You said it. Our flaws are what make us unique and different.
Have a great afternoon~
Giovanna Garcia
Imperfect Action is better than no Action
Giovanna, Great topic. I enjoy it. This story is worth millions of inspiration. Thank you for sharing