Wednesday, August 02, 2006
Cracked pots
I thought the following was a good story. I sure have plenty of cracks! lol...
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. 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 2 years of what 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 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 has our 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 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!
I have to do a power point presentation today, about a series of complicated experiemnts (behavioral analysis) trying to explain attack behavoir in pigeons. Wish me luck
The Doctor says that he does not reccomend surgery at this point... The MRI showed Joint Effusion (bruising of the cartiledge) consistent with platella dislocation. He put me in PT... and I will get a review in two weeks - if by then it is not better, he will refer me to a specailist. Keep your fingers crossed that therapy helps. I really don't want to have more surgery. :)
Thanks all! blog ya later.
shes_a_sprite @ 1:19 PM.
Good luck with your powerpoint thing.
And I'm pleased you don't need surgery atm. I've never had surgery before, I bet it's scary.
5:59 AM
I love that cracked pots thing! That's pretty sweet.
I will pray and keep my fingers crossed for you. No surgery!!!
10:27 PM
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