Saturday, 14 March 2009

The Beauty Within..

An elderly Chinese woman,,
had two large pots.
Align Centre

Each hung on the ends of a pole,,
which she carried across her neck.


One of the pots had a crack in it,,
Manila Palm cracked its pot! by jayjayc.

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.
Flower on the Water by yoshiko314.

Of course, the perfect pot,,
was proud of its accomplishments.


But the poor cracked pot,,
was ashamed of its own imperfection,
Crack Pot by gregwake.

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,
cracket pot by raineyinaz.
It spoke to the woman one day by the stream.


I am ashamed of myself,
Sad Flower by dofdaf.

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,,
Summer Flowers by ekillian.

On your side of the path,,
but not on the other pot's side?


That's because,,
I have always known about your flaw,
White water flower II by VictorMk1.
So I planted,,
flower seeds on your side of the path,
10729 - Water Lilly Flower by joseph645.

And every day,,
while we walk back, you water them.
Water droplet - flower by Grezmel.

For two years I have been able to pick,,
In the Shadow of a Flower by Hamed Saber.

these beautiful flowers to decorate the table.


Without you being just the way you are,
Flowers on the table by thejave.

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,,
old cracked pot in my backyard that is full of earth by janeforphotos.

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.
Dewdrop flower refraction by Lord V.

SO,to all of my crackpot friends,
Kos Door by s lymath.
have a great day and remember to smell,,
the flowers on your side of the path!

*credit to bro mirgani*

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

time kasih pot..kerana menerima aku seadanya..hikhik

丽 娜 said...

*tepuk tgn*
i like.

Not a pot said...

how come a pot can speak??
lol, must be a lie