“There are two kinds of perfect: The one you can never achieve, and the other, by just being yourself.” - Lauren King Good Sunday Morning Everybody! Have you ever wished you were perfect? Have you ever looked at others and felt that they were better looking, smarter, or more athletic than you and you wished you could be more perfect….like them? Actually, we all have flaws and no one is ever really perfect. Often those flaws that we have can turn out to be a blessing in disguise. Here’s a story that will show you what I mean. “A water bearer in India had two large pots, each hung on each end of a pole which he carried across his neck. One of the pots had a crack in it, and 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 master’s 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 in his master’s house. Of course, the perfect pot was proud of its accomplishments, perfect to the end 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 two 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, and I want to apologize to you. “Why?” asked the bearer. “What are you ashamed of?” “I have been able, for these past two years, to deliver only half my load because this crack in my side causes water to leak out all the way back to your master’s house. Because of my flaws, you have to do all of this work, and you don’t get full value from your efforts,” the pot said. The water bearer felt sorry for the old cracked pot, and in his compassion he said, “As we return to the master’s house, I want you to notice the beautiful flowers along the path.” Indeed, as they went up the hill, the old cracked pot took notice of the sun warming the beautiful wild flowers on the side of the path, and this cheered it somewhat. But at the end of the trail, it still felt bad because it had leaked out half its load, and so again it apologized to the bearer for its failure. The bearer said to the pot, “Did you notice that there were flowers only on your side of your path, but not on the other pot’s side? That’s because I have always known about your flaw, and I took advantage of it. I planted flower seeds on your side of the path, and every day while we walk back from the stream, you’ve watered them. For two years I have been able to pick these beautiful flowers to decorate my master’s table. Without you being just the way you are, he would not have this beauty to grace his house.” We are all, in some way, like the cracked pot. But even though we may not be perfect we all have a purpose in life and we all have the ability to make a difference to others just by being here and being who we are. The cracked pot made the world a better place without even knowing it. Think what a difference you can make if you really try. Happiness can be found in many things. It’s in love. It’s in sharing. But most of all it’s in knowing that you are making a complete effort to do your best and to do what is right and you don’t have to be perfect to do those things. Always remember that. It’s one of life’s great lessons. Have a Great Day everybody!!
Posted on: Sun, 07 Jul 2013 14:38:30 +0000
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