{"id":24,"date":"2008-05-10T16:16:17","date_gmt":"2008-05-10T16:16:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/angelsonyourshoulder\/2008\/05\/one-of-my-favorite-stories.html"},"modified":"2008-05-10T16:16:17","modified_gmt":"2008-05-10T16:16:17","slug":"one-of-my-favorite-stories","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/angelsonyourshoulder\/2008\/05\/one-of-my-favorite-stories.html","title":{"rendered":"One of my favorite stories"},"content":{"rendered":"

Someone sent me this story years ago. I think it is a wonderful reminder about the magic of life, that the thoughts we water most often bear fruit and that at times I have no idea what is going on behind the scenes. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did.
\n\"wildflower\"<\/a>
\nThe Cracked Pot
\nA water-bearer carries two large pots on a yoke across his shoulders up the hill from the river to his master’s house each day. One has a crack and leaks half its water out each day before arriving at the house. The other pot is perfect and always delivered a full portion of water after the long walk from the river.
\nFinally, after years of arriving half-empty and feeling guilty, the cracked pot apologized to the water-bearer. It was miserable. “I’m sorry that I couldn’t accomplish what the perfect pot did.”
\nThe water-bearer says, “What do you have to apologize for?”
\n“After all this time, I still only deliver half my load of water. I make more work for you because of my flaw.”
\nThe man smiled and told the pot. “Take note of all the lovely flowers growing on the side of the path where I carried you. The flowers grew so lovely because of the water you leaked. There are no flowers on the perfect pot’s side.”
\nWith love and aloha,
\nSusan<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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