SMILE AND LOOK FOR THE GOOD IN OTHERS.

JUST A THOUGHT TO BRIGHTEN YOUR DAY!
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 two full 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 it's
accomplishments.
But the poor cracked pot was ashamed of it's
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 you being 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 intereting and
rewarding.
You've just got to take each person for what
they are and LOOK for the GOOD in them.
So to all my cracked pot friends, have a great
day and remember to stop and smell the
flowers on your side of the path!

17:41 - Tuesday, August 1, 2006 - post comment

Dear Dawn

I love that post, its so profound and soul searching I hope you don't mind me borrowing it and putting it in my personal diary, credited to you of course, its just so beautiful!

((((((((((((((((All My Love Hugs And Blessings To You Always!)))))))))))))))))))

Heather - 16:13 - Tuesday, August 1, 2006