arana
Jul 4, 2006, 3:10 PM
I was reading these stories and thought how true it was for bisexuals. We are made to feel inferior by others that think they are better. We are all a bit cracked in one way or another. Thrown away for not being gay or straight. Not taken seriously. And while it may not be a "flaw" we are in reality, very unique individuals. When given the chance we blossom. The latter story is more for this site as a group rather than just being bisexual because you all make people feel they are important and special no matter who they are. You see beyond the vessel.
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 just have 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!
A man was exploring caves by the seashore. In one of the caves he found
A canvas bag with a bunch of hardened clay balls. It was like someone
Had rolled clay balls and left them out in the sun to bake.
They didn't look like much, but they intrigued the man, so he took the
Bag out of the cave with him. As he strolled along the beach, he would
Throw the clay balls one at a time out into the ocean as far as he
Could. He thought little about it, until he dropped one of the clay balls and
It cracked open on a rock. Inside was a beautiful, precious stone!
Excited, the man started breaking open the remaining clay balls. Each
Contained a similar treasure. He found thousands of dollars worth of
Jewels in the 20 or so clay balls he had left. Then it struck him. He
Had been on the beach a long time. He had thrown maybe 50 or 60 of the
Clay balls with their hidden treasure into the ocean waves. Instead of
Thousands of dollars in treasure, he could have taken home tens of
Thousands, but he had just thrown it away!
It's like that with people. We look at someone, maybe even ourselves,
And we see the external clay vessel. It doesn't look like much from the
Outside. It isn't always beautiful or sparkling, so we discount it. We
See that person as less important than someone more beautiful or stylish
Or well known or wealthy but we have not taken the time to find the
Treasure hidden inside that person.
There is a treasure in each and every one of us. If we take the time to
Get to know that person, the clay begins to peel away and the brilliant
Gem begins to shine forth.
May we not come to the end of our lives and find out that we have thrown
Away a fortune in friendships because the gems were hidden in bits of
Clay.
Thank you for looking beyond my clay vessel.
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 just have 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!
A man was exploring caves by the seashore. In one of the caves he found
A canvas bag with a bunch of hardened clay balls. It was like someone
Had rolled clay balls and left them out in the sun to bake.
They didn't look like much, but they intrigued the man, so he took the
Bag out of the cave with him. As he strolled along the beach, he would
Throw the clay balls one at a time out into the ocean as far as he
Could. He thought little about it, until he dropped one of the clay balls and
It cracked open on a rock. Inside was a beautiful, precious stone!
Excited, the man started breaking open the remaining clay balls. Each
Contained a similar treasure. He found thousands of dollars worth of
Jewels in the 20 or so clay balls he had left. Then it struck him. He
Had been on the beach a long time. He had thrown maybe 50 or 60 of the
Clay balls with their hidden treasure into the ocean waves. Instead of
Thousands of dollars in treasure, he could have taken home tens of
Thousands, but he had just thrown it away!
It's like that with people. We look at someone, maybe even ourselves,
And we see the external clay vessel. It doesn't look like much from the
Outside. It isn't always beautiful or sparkling, so we discount it. We
See that person as less important than someone more beautiful or stylish
Or well known or wealthy but we have not taken the time to find the
Treasure hidden inside that person.
There is a treasure in each and every one of us. If we take the time to
Get to know that person, the clay begins to peel away and the brilliant
Gem begins to shine forth.
May we not come to the end of our lives and find out that we have thrown
Away a fortune in friendships because the gems were hidden in bits of
Clay.
Thank you for looking beyond my clay vessel.