Here goes my Saturday Story for today.....
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Story of a farmer with a cracked pot
Anonymous
An elderly farmer 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, 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 farmer bringing home only one and a half pots of water. 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 2 years of what it perceived to be bitter failure, it spoke to the farmer 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 farmer 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 in our home. Without you being just the way you are, there would not be this beauty to grace our home."
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Each of us has our own flaw(s), of which one or many of them could not perhaps be repaired just as in the case of cracked pot. However, like what the farmer did, we could perhaps look into the opportunity of taking advantage of it for our own benefit and also to the benefit of others. Similarly, we could also appreciate each person for what they are and look for the opportunity of helping them achieve their best, despite as well as out of the flaws they may possess.
Have a great weekend!
With love and regards,
Siva
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B. Sivaprasad
Corporate Trainer and Motivational Speaker
SS Technologies, 401, Rajya Lakshmi Nivas
5-2-26/1, Kukatpally, Hyderabad 500072, India
value4value@gmail.com
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Story of a farmer with a cracked pot
Anonymous
An elderly farmer 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, 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 farmer bringing home only one and a half pots of water. 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 2 years of what it perceived to be bitter failure, it spoke to the farmer 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 farmer 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 in our home. Without you being just the way you are, there would not be this beauty to grace our home."
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Each of us has our own flaw(s), of which one or many of them could not perhaps be repaired just as in the case of cracked pot. However, like what the farmer did, we could perhaps look into the opportunity of taking advantage of it for our own benefit and also to the benefit of others. Similarly, we could also appreciate each person for what they are and look for the opportunity of helping them achieve their best, despite as well as out of the flaws they may possess.
Have a great weekend!
With love and regards,
Siva
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B. Sivaprasad
Corporate Trainer and Motivational Speaker
SS Technologies, 401, Rajya Lakshmi Nivas
5-2-26/1, Kukatpally, Hyderabad 500072, India
value4value@gmail.com
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