To all my "Crackpot" friends
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I hope you all don't mind me forwarding this, it just seemed so appropriate
for a bunch of unschoolers!! :)
Hope no one minds the insinuation of being a "crackpot".
Ren, A crackpot, but not a crackhead at least. :)
A water bearer in India had two large pots, each of which hung on the
ends of a pole he carried across his shoulders. 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 an entire two years this went on daily,
with the bearer delivering only one and one-half pots full of water to
his house.
Of course, the perfect pot was proud of its accomplishments, perfect
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 apologize to you. I have been able to deliver only half my
load because of this crack in my side which allows water to leak out
all the way back to your 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 bearer said to the pot, "Did you notice that there were flowers
only on your side of the path, but not on the other pot's side? That's
because I have known about your flaw, and I planted flower seeds on
your side of the path. Therefore, every day while we walk back, you've
watered 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."
Moral:
Each of us has our own unique flaws. We're all cracked pots, 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.
Blessed are the flexible, for they shall not be bent out of shape.
Remember to appreciate the differences in the people around you.......
and "Thank You" to all my crackpot friends!
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for a bunch of unschoolers!! :)
Hope no one minds the insinuation of being a "crackpot".
Ren, A crackpot, but not a crackhead at least. :)
A water bearer in India had two large pots, each of which hung on the
ends of a pole he carried across his shoulders. 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 an entire two years this went on daily,
with the bearer delivering only one and one-half pots full of water to
his house.
Of course, the perfect pot was proud of its accomplishments, perfect
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 apologize to you. I have been able to deliver only half my
load because of this crack in my side which allows water to leak out
all the way back to your 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 bearer said to the pot, "Did you notice that there were flowers
only on your side of the path, but not on the other pot's side? That's
because I have known about your flaw, and I planted flower seeds on
your side of the path. Therefore, every day while we walk back, you've
watered 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."
Moral:
Each of us has our own unique flaws. We're all cracked pots, 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.
Blessed are the flexible, for they shall not be bent out of shape.
Remember to appreciate the differences in the people around you.......
and "Thank You" to all my crackpot friends!
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Kelli Traaseth
Sweet, Ren,
from a crackpot friend up north,
Kelli~
glad your computer is up and running again!
Moral:
Each of us has our own unique flaws. We're all cracked pots, 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.
Blessed are the flexible, for they shall not be bent out of shape.
Remember to appreciate the differences in the people around you.......
and "Thank You" to all my crackpot friends!
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from a crackpot friend up north,
Kelli~
glad your computer is up and running again!
Moral:
Each of us has our own unique flaws. We're all cracked pots, 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.
Blessed are the flexible, for they shall not be bent out of shape.
Remember to appreciate the differences in the people around you.......
and "Thank You" to all my crackpot friends!
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