I hope this helps those who feel they are like a cracked pot.

WE ARE ALL CRACKED POTS

A water bearer in India had two large pots hanging at the ends of a
pole that he carried across his neck. One of the pots 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 other pot had a crack in
it, and by the time it reached its destination, it was only half full.
Every day for two years the water bearer delivered only one and
one-half pots of water to the master's house. Of course, the perfect
pot was proud of its accomplishmentsperfect to the end for which it
was made. The poor little cracked pot was ashamed of its imperfections
and miserable that it could accomplish only half of what it had been
designed to do. After two years of what the imperfect pot perceived to
be a bitter failure, it spoke to the water bearer and said, "I am
ashamed of myself, and I want to apologize to you."

"Why?" asked the bearer, "What are you ashamed of?"

"Well, for these past two years, I have been able to deliver only half
a load of water each day because this crack in my side allows water to
leak out all the way back to the master's house. Because of my flaws,
you have to do all this work without getting the full value of 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 noticed the beautiful wild flowers on
the side of the path. But at the end of the trail, it still felt bad
because half of its load had leaked out once again.

Then the bearer said to the pot, "Did you notice that there were
flowers only on your side of the path and not on the other pot's side?
That's because I've always known about your flaw and took advantage of
it by planting flower seeds on your side of the path. Every day as we
walked back from the stream, you watered those seeds, and for two
years I have picked these beautiful flowers to decorate my master's
table. Without you being just what you are, he would not have had this
beauty to grace his house."

Like that cracked pot, you too can accomplish wonderful things. You
can make somebody happy. You can encourage, edify and exhort those
around you. You can use your gifts and talents to help people and as
a bonus, you'll learn to have joy in every area of your life.

I hope this makes you smile as it did me. Hugs for everyone.