A Cracked Pot
Hello Everyone, today I would like to present you an old Indian Story with a very good moral. Before that, have you ever felt imperfect, incompetent and not capable of doing something great? Don't worry to say 'No' because we must learn to accept the fact that we all have a weakness.
The very purpose of weakness is not to put our moral down but God wants us to realize the greatness of Him by making us complete by His grace. When we feel low, weak and disappointed, God gets to show us how great He is. Brokenness in our life has a purpose because someone rightly said, without breaking, there is no making. God can heal your brokenness. The story goes like this;
A water bearer in India had two large pots, each hung on each end of a pole which he carried across his neck. One of the pots had a crack in it, and 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 master’s house, the cracked pot arrived only half full.
For a full two years, this went on daily, with the bearer delivering only one and a half pots full of water in his master’s house. Of course, the perfect pot was proud of its accomplishments, perfect to the end 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”. The bearer asked, “Why? What are you ashamed of?” The Pot replied, “For these past two years I am able to deliver only half of my load because this crack in my side causes water to leak out all the way back to your master’s house. Because of my flaws, you don’t get full value for your efforts”.
The water bearer felt sorry for the old cracked pot, and in his compassion, he said, “As we return to the master’s house, I want you to notice the beautiful flowers along the path.” As they went up the hill, the old cracked pot took notice of the sun warming the beautiful wild flowers on the side of the path, and this cheered it somewhat. But at the end of the trail, it still felt bad because it had leaked out half its load, and so again it apologized to the bearer for its failure.
The bearer said to the pot, “Did you notice that there were flowers only on your side of your path, but not on the other pot’s side? That’s because I have always known about your flaw, and I took advantage of it. I planted flower seeds on your side of the path, and every day while we walk back from the stream, you’ve watered them. For two years I have been able to pick these beautiful flowers to decorate my master’s table. Without you being just the way you are, he would not have this beauty to grace his house.”
Moral of the story:
No matter to what extend you are broken, God wants to join you back to the most valuable pot that serves the Mighty King. A cracked Chinese cup values more than unbroken ones because once the Chinese cup breaks, they are joined together by gold because of which it becomes more expensive.If you ever felt broken because of your family status, financial disaster, or deceiving friends, you are blessed for God waits for broken to heal them.
Each of us has our own unique flaws. We’re all cracked pots. In this world, nothing goes to waste. You may think like the cracked pot that you are inefficient or useless in certain areas of your life, but somehow these flaws can turn out to be a blessing in disguise.”
"He heals the brokenhearted
and binds up their wounds." Psalms 147:3
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