OT: Imperfections

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I saw this and thought you guys would like it....

Imperfections

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 walks 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 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 two years of what it perceived to be

a 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 your being just the way you are, there

would not be this beauty to grace the house. "

Each of us has our own unique flaw. 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.

So, have a great day and remember to smell

the flowers on your side of the path!

Casey

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