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An elderly Chinese lady had An elderly Chinese lady had two large vessels. They each two large vessels. They each hung at the end of the yoke hung at the end of the yoke she carried across her neck. she carried across her neck.

One of the One of the vessels had a vessels had a crack. The other crack. The other was perfect, was perfect, ever delivering a ever delivering a full measure of full measure of water. water.

After a long walk After a long walk from the stream from the stream to the house, the to the house, the leaking vessel leaking vessel was only half full.was only half full.

For two years, every day, the For two years, every day, the lady returned home with no more lady returned home with no more than a vessel and a half of water.than a vessel and a half of water.

Naturally, the perfect Naturally, the perfect vessel was quite proud vessel was quite proud of her accomplishment. of her accomplishment.

But the poor leaking vessel But the poor leaking vessel was ashamed… It was was ashamed… It was unhappy that it was able to unhappy that it was able to do but half of that which it do but half of that which it was designed for doingwas designed for doing

After 2 years After 2 years of what of what seemed a seemed a bitter time, bitter time, one day it one day it spoke to the spoke to the lady at the lady at the stream.stream.

““I feel I feel ashamed ashamed that the that the crack in my crack in my side is side is making the making the water leak water leak out all the out all the way back to way back to your house.”your house.”

The old lady smiled! “Did you The old lady smiled! “Did you notice that there are flowers along notice that there are flowers along your side of the yoke, but none on your side of the yoke, but none on the other side?”the other side?”

“ “That’s because That’s because I always knew I always knew about your about your leaking. Thus, leaking. Thus, I’ve been I’ve been planting seeds planting seeds along your side along your side of the path, and of the path, and every day as we every day as we return you’ve return you’ve been watering been watering those flowers.” those flowers.”

““For two For two years I’ve years I’ve been able to been able to pick those pick those beautiful beautiful flowers and flowers and to decorate to decorate my table.”my table.”

If you were not If you were not exactly the way you exactly the way you are, those beauties are, those beauties wouldn’t be here to wouldn’t be here to beautify our home.”beautify our home.”

We all have each our own flaws…We all have each our own flaws…

But it is the But it is the cracks and cracks and the flaws that the flaws that each of us is each of us is endowed with endowed with – that makes – that makes our lives our lives together so together so valuable. valuable.

You should You should accept each and accept each and every one as he every one as he is - while ever is - while ever seeking to see seeking to see the good in him… the good in him…

To each of my friends:To each of my friends:

Have a wonderful day! Have a wonderful day!

Remember to smell the flowers at your Remember to smell the flowers at your side of the path!side of the path!

Take a moment of your time and Take a moment of your time and send this send this

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to each Friend of Yours with a to each Friend of Yours with a

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And Gods know thatAnd Gods know thatWe are many!!!We are many!!!