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 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, 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.