Nobodys Perfect

Hello Everyone,
I just thought about writing about something that has been bothering me all week,before I go to bed. Instead of boring you with what happened I'll just write it as a moral type story.

Once upon a time there was a water-bearer in India who had two large pots, each hung on each end 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 master's 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 pot full of water in his master's house.

Of course, the perfect pot was proud of its accomplishments, perfect to the end 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 apologise to you." "Why?" asked the bearer.

"What are you ashamed of ?"

"I have been able, for these past two years, to deliver only half my load because this crack in my side causes water to leak out all the way back to your master's 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 apologised 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 have always known about your flaw, and I took advantage of it. 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 my master's table. Without you being just the way you are, he would not have this beauty to grace his house."

The moral of this story: Each of us has our own unique flaw. But it's the cracks and flaws we each have that make our lives together so very interesting and warding. You've just got to take each person for what they are and look for the good in them.
AllThatSparkles95
P.S. I was wondering if you would like me to just get to my point staright away or write a story for you to read, because I think that some people don't like reading so much, so I think I should just write the thought or my realisation or moral if you like straight out, instead of writing a whole bunch of stuff that have no importance to u whatsoever.
What do u think?

Comments

no!!! i like the stories!!
and im sure other people do to, otherwise theyre gnna have to lump it!

so as u were soldier! Biggrin

"Verily, in the remembrance of Allah, do hearts find rest"

always tell them with stories.

People often mistake Virtue with Honour
Virtue is what we do
Honour is how we do it.

Everybody's perfect

 

plus one.

"For too long, we have been a passively tolerant society, saying to our citizens 'as long as you obey the law, we will leave you alone'" - David Cameron, UK Prime Minister. 13 May 2015.

You guys are too kind Biggrin
I'm happy you like the stories, even if they are tooo long.
Sparkles

How true, that has made me think!!

Jazak Allah Khair

Ocean wrote:
Olive wrote:
How true, that has made me think!!

Jazak Allah Khair


What?!

How often do you think?

And whats that supposed to mean Ocean Blum 3

I thought Olive was a guy...

"How many people find fault in what they're reading and the fault is in their own understanding" Al Mutanabbi

rlly, u thought it was a guys name??? i assumed it was a girls cos of Popeye's olive...:/

"Verily, in the remembrance of Allah, do hearts find rest"

O.O! no!! no straigh to the point thingy!! STORIES STORIES STORIES!

i dont see why kids should have all the stories, i want stories too! and now i found them. DONT TAKE THEM AWAY FROM ME!

so..now must think about my flaws and find a way to use them in a successful way. and help my friend with that too.

okay..its too early for all this thinking..

i hate it when i make someone read something moralistic (something like Sparkles's story) and they dont get it and just look at you "why did you make me read this?" urrrghhh

Is it true? Is it kind? Is it necessary?

what is with u commenting so late????! the only thing i can think of is tajweed??? if so..ive gotta say ouch!!! those days must drag along..:shock:

are u sure not telling these stories to the little kids u referred to at the beginnig of ur post???? Lol

"Verily, in the remembrance of Allah, do hearts find rest"

*commenting EARLY.

its early!! not late! and yeah, my phone just seems to be the SAME date for SO long...
not to worry, weekend = sleep anytime (Y) BOOYAA!

Is it true? Is it kind? Is it necessary?

late/early depending on whether ur going to bed or just gettin up!

"Verily, in the remembrance of Allah, do hearts find rest"