n elderly woman has two large pots, which she carries with a pole balanced across her neck. Each day the woman goes to 16 water in her two large pots. One of the pots had a crack in it 17 the other pot was perfect and always delivered a full portion (份) of water. At the end of the long 18 from the stream to the house, the cracked pot 19 only half full.
For a full two 20 this went on daily, with the woman bringing home only one and a half pots of water. Of course, the perfect pot was 21 of its accomplishments. But the poor cracked pot was ashamed of its own imperfection, and felt sad that it could only do 22 of what it had been made to do.
After two years of this 23 , the poor cracked pot spoke to the woman one day by the 24 , “I’m ashamed of myself, because this crack in my side 25 water to leak out all the way back to your house.” The old woman smiled, “Did you 26 that there are flowers on your side of the path, but not on the other pot’s side? That’s because I have 27 known about your flaw (缺点), so I planted some flower 28 on your side of the path, and every day while we walk back, you 29 them. For two years I have been able to pick these beautiful flowers to 30 the table. Without you being just the way you are, there would be no 31 in the house.”
Each of us has our own 32 flaw. But it’s the cracks and flaws we each have that make our lives together so 33 and rewarding. You’ve just got to take each person for what they are and look for the 34 in them.
To all of my crack-pot friends, have a great day and 35 to smell the flowers on your side of the path.