An old Chinese proverb?

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 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 two 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.'

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,

to all of my crackpot friends, have a great day and remember to smell the flowers on your side of the path!

An old Chinese proverb?
Aww that's so sweet!

Thanks for that!
Reply:Thank you. Truly a worthy food for my mind. Take a star.
Reply:great proverb.
Reply:thank you so much, i'm really moved.appreciate it and your kindness very much.thank you



but...i never heard this proverb before...
Reply:awww that was nice. thanks. =)
Reply:Very good advice Greybeard.!!!

Thank you.!!!
Reply:Love your proverb. Here is another Chinese proverb for you:



"Man who stand on toilet is high on pot!"
Reply:That's great.



Cheers for posting....
Reply:thank you
Reply:I like that, thanks.
Reply:AaH so glasshopper!
Reply:One of the best proverbs I've ever heard.

Thank you.

Star
Reply:lol i was waiting for the punchline, but it is a clever story.



i thought it was going to be one of those,



'Man who walk through airport turnstile sideways is going to bangkok' sorta thing
Reply:Brilliant my friend,just brilliant...star 4u
Reply:Now that just cracked me up... and here's one for ya to put on the end of this as a bittersweet morsel...

In attempts to improve your character, know what is in your power and what is beyond it. Francis Thompson (1859-1907) and secondly to that...The character of every act depends upon the circumstances in which it is done.

Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. (1841-1935)

Touche' my good friend, Touche'
Reply:I've always had a thing for adages Thank you.
Reply:Excellent ha ha ha ,,,,