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Love it... Carole --- janet paterson <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > hi all > > a little cyber-share this morning > > janet > > > ----------------------------------------------------------- > from: toad > to: janet > > Note that this does say cracked pots not crackpots! LOL > > A water bearer in India had two large pots, each hung on > the ends 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 > 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 to his house. Of > course, the perfect pot > was proud of its accomplishments, perfect 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. I have been able to deliver only > half my load because > this crack in my side causes water to leak out all the > way back to your > 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 some. 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. 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 the table. Without you being just the way you > are, there would not > be this beauty to grace the house." > > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > from: janet > to: toad > > > hey toad > > i think i'm starting to 'get' the point; > > the flowers resulting > from the cracks > are > it > > > jmp > > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > > janet paterson, an akinetic rigid subtype parkie > 53 now / 44 dx cd / 43 onset cd / 41 dx pd / 37 onset pd > TEL: 613 256 8340 SMAIL: PO Box 171 Almonte Ontario K0A > 1A0 Canada > EMAIL: [log in to unmask] URL: http://www.geocities.com/janet313/ __________________________________________________ Get personalized email addresses from Yahoo! Mail - only $35 a year! http://personal.mail.yahoo.com/