The Cracked Pot

From a cousin of mine, who knew what I've been through
When I slipped down a steep incline, nearly lost hold of grounding truth
There he rose steadily out from the murky haze
Pulled me solemnly then told straight to my face
Though not in our favour the circumstances behave
Devotedly in humility must we seek His Grace

Here how the story goes...

An elderly chinese woman had two large pots
each hung on the ends of 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


At the end of the long walk
from the stream to the house
the cracked pot arrived with only half full


For 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 it perceived to be bitter 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 old 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've 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 own unique flaw.
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 the good in them.

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AL-MUDHHEEK / AL-MUBKI
He Who Brings about both Laughter and Tears

"And that it is He Who makes (whom He wills) laugh, and makes (whom He wills) weep. "( An-Najm, 53:43)

Believers know that Allah creates whatever they experience and thus are pleased with Him in all circumstances, no matter how difficult. Knowing that mundane things are transitory, they do not grieve over any loss, for they know that their moral excellence will be fully rewarded in the Hereafter. Moreover, Allah promises believers the best life in this world.

~ HarunYahya.com