A friend of mine just emailed me this and I thought I would post it to brighten up your day....
TWO POTS
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 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 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 2 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."
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Each of us has our own unique flaw. But it's the cracks and flaws we
each havethat 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.
To all of my crackpot friends, have a great day and remember to smell
theflowers and NEVER HAVE REGRETS!!!!
Think about this. You may not realize it, but it's 100% true.
1. There are at least two people in this world that you would die for.
2. At least 15 people in this world love you in some way.
3. The only reason anyone would ever hate you is because they want
to be just like you.
4. A smile from you can bring happiness to anyone even if they don't
like you.
5. Every night, SOMEONE thinks about you before they go to sleep.
6. You mean the world to someone.
7. You are special and unique.
8. Someone that you don't even know exists loves you.
9. When you make the biggest mistake ever, something good comes
from it.
10. When you think the world has turned its back on you, take a look at
what life has given you.
11. Always remember the compliments you received. Forget about the
rude remarks.
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