The Broken Pot
I know some of you out there will think that they’re useless, in fact, I believe majority. If not because you did badly for your exams, it is because people like to tease you, call you useless due to some of your disability. Well, even if you are disable, you will never be unable. ‘The Story Of The Broken Pot’ will tell you that each one of you have your own unique abilities.
There was once a water bearer who had two large pots, each hung on the ends of a pole which he carried across his neck every day. One of the pots had a crack in it so it only delivered half portion of water, but the other pot was perfect and always delivered a full portion of water.
A couple of years went on like this, with the bearer delivering only one and a half pots full of water to his house. Of course, the perfect pot was as vain as a peacock of its accomplishments, perfect for which it was made. But the poor cracked pot was deeply depressed of its own imperfection, and it was also ashamed that it was able to accomplish only half pot full of water.
After two years of what it supposed to be a bitter failure, it spoke to the water bearer one day by the stream. "I am ashamed of myself, I want to apologize to you for the lousy accomplishments I had done because of my flaws, you have to do a lot of this work, and you don't get full value from the efforts that you had done as I had disappointed you, I had really failed you." the broken pot said.
On hearing this, the bearer smiled and took it to the path from well to the bearer’s house. Then, the bearer said to the pot, "Did you notice that there were flowers all along both sides of the path? That's because I have always known about your flaw, and I planted flower seeds on both sides of the path. Every day, I switched your place and the perfect pot’s place, while we walk back, water leaked down from your pot, so it means you've watered them. And because of this, our house has a beautiful view. For two long years I have been able to pick these beautiful flowers to decorate our house. 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 ability, whether now or later. You may not realize it, but you may some day, live on, lead a normal life.
( modified from somewhere on internet )
There was once a water bearer who had two large pots, each hung on the ends of a pole which he carried across his neck every day. One of the pots had a crack in it so it only delivered half portion of water, but the other pot was perfect and always delivered a full portion of water.
A couple of years went on like this, with the bearer delivering only one and a half pots full of water to his house. Of course, the perfect pot was as vain as a peacock of its accomplishments, perfect for which it was made. But the poor cracked pot was deeply depressed of its own imperfection, and it was also ashamed that it was able to accomplish only half pot full of water.
After two years of what it supposed to be a bitter failure, it spoke to the water bearer one day by the stream. "I am ashamed of myself, I want to apologize to you for the lousy accomplishments I had done because of my flaws, you have to do a lot of this work, and you don't get full value from the efforts that you had done as I had disappointed you, I had really failed you." the broken pot said.
On hearing this, the bearer smiled and took it to the path from well to the bearer’s house. Then, the bearer said to the pot, "Did you notice that there were flowers all along both sides of the path? That's because I have always known about your flaw, and I planted flower seeds on both sides of the path. Every day, I switched your place and the perfect pot’s place, while we walk back, water leaked down from your pot, so it means you've watered them. And because of this, our house has a beautiful view. For two long years I have been able to pick these beautiful flowers to decorate our house. 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 ability, whether now or later. You may not realize it, but you may some day, live on, lead a normal life.
( modified from somewhere on internet )
