Moral Story Series- The Cracked Pot

                                     The Cracked Pot

A water bearer had two large pots. Each pot hung on each end of a pole, which he carried across his neck. One pot had a crack in it. The other pot was perfect. At the end of the long walk from the stream to the master's house, the perfect pot arrived with full water while the cracked pot arrived with only half water.

For two years, this went on. The water bearer would deliver one and a half pots filled with water everyday instead of two full pots of water. The cracked pot was ashamed of not being perfect. It was ashamed that it could fulfill only half of its job

Then one day, the cracked pot spoke to the water bearer by the stream, "I am ashamed of myself and I am sorry."

"Why? What are you ashamed of?" asked the bearer.

For the past two years, I have been able to deliver only half of my load. Because of this crack, water leaks out all the way to the master's house. Because of me, you don't get fully paid."

The water bearer replied, "On the way to the master's house, I want you to notice the beautiful flowers along the path."

So while returning, the old cracked pot noticed the warmth of the Sun on the beautiful wild flowers. The cracked pot was a bit satisfied. But still the pot felt bad. At the end of the walk, it again apologised to the bearer for leaking out half its load.

The bearer said to the pot, "Did you notice that there were flowers only on your path? There are no flowers on the path of the other pot. That is because I had always known your fault. So I planted flower seeds on your path. Everyday, while we walk back, you have watered those seeds. For the past two years, I have picked these beautiful flowers to decorate my master's table. If you were not what you are, he would not have had this beauty to grace his house."

All of us have our own faults and unique flaws. We are all like the cracked pots. But it is these faults and cracks that can make our lives interesting and rewarding. We have to take everyone as they are and look for the good in them. There is a lot of good hidden in each one of us.

There is a lot of good in you. Blessed are the flexible, for they shall not be bent out of shape. Always remember to appreciate all the different types of people in your life.

Life would have been boring and not so interesting without these cracks or crackpots in life.

Moral Value- Being Content

Thank You!!