Inspirational Story:Cracked Pot 

A water bearer in India had two large pots, each hung on the end of a pole which he carried across his neck. One of the pots was perfectly made and never leaked. The other pot had a crack in it and by the time the water bearer reached his master’s house it had leaked much of its water and was 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 to his master’s house. 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 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.”

“Why?” asked the bearer. “What are you ashamed of?”

“I have been able, for these past two years, to deliver only half 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 have to do all of this work, and you don’t get full value from your efforts,” the pot said.

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.”

Indeed, 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 some. But at the end of the trail, it still felt bad because it had leaked out half its load, and so again the pot 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.” 

Each of us has our own unique flaws.

We’re all cracked pots.

But if we will allow it, God will use our flaws to grace his table.

In God’s great economy, nothing goes to waste.

Don’t be afraid of your flaws.

Acknowledge them, and you too can be the cause of beauty.

Know that in our weakness we find our strength.

QUOTES Success secrets of the super rich

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Success secrets of the super rich

Gain pearls of wisdom from these super-successful.


Mukesh Ambani

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“I think that our fundamental belief is that for us growth is a way of life and we have to grow at all times.”

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Warren Buffett

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“Rule No.1: Never lose money. Rule No.2: Never forget rule No.1.”

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Bill Gates

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“It's fine to celebrate success but it is more important to heed the lessons of failure.”

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Steve Jobs

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“Don’t let the noise of others’ opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition.”

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Jeff Bezos

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“If you never want to be criticized, for goodness' sake don't do anything new.”

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Oprah Winfrey

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“What other people label or might try to call failure, I have learned is just God’s way of pointing you in a new direction.”

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Rupert Murdoch

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“I love competition. And I want to win.”

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Richard Branson

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“My interest in life comes from setting myself huge, apparently unachievable challenges and trying to rise above them.”

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Donald Trump

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“Part of being a winner is knowing when enough is enough. Sometimes you have to give up the fight and walk away, and move on to something that's more productive.”

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Mark Zuckerberg

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“The biggest risk is not taking any risk… In a world that changing really quickly, the only strategy that is guaranteed to fail is not taking risks.”

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Lakshmi Mittal

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“Hard work certainly goes a long way. These days a lot of people work hard, so you have to make sure you work even harder and really dedicate yourself to what you are doing and setting out to achieve.”

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Azim Premji

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“If people are not laughing at your goals, your goals are too small.”

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Andy Grove

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“You have to pretend you're 100 percent sure. You have to take action; you can't hesitate or hedge your bets. Anything less will condemn your efforts to failure.”

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Andrew Carnegie

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“As I grow older, I pay less attention to what men say. I just watch what they do.”

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Clive Palmer

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“I realised that in a lot of failures, there is a lot of opportunities.”

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Michael Dell

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“Whether you’ve found your calling, or if you’re still searching, passion should be the fire that drives your life’s work.”

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Ted Turner

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“I just love it when people say I can't do it, there's nothing that makes me feel better because all my life, people have said that I wasn't going to make it.”

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