Something to think about before we judge

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. Of course, 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 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 the cracked pot perceived to be as a 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 ol! d 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 have our own unique flaws. 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!