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 发表:2002/7/24 10:28:02 人气:266       
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Water(关于水的一个寓言故事！）
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 two years this went on daily, with the water bearer delivering one and one-half pots full of water to his masters 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 had perceived to be bitter failure, it spoke one day to the water bearer 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 last 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 this work, and you do not get full value for your efforts," the pot explained.
The water bearer felt sorry for the cracked pot, and in his compassion, he said, "As we return to the masters house, I want you to notice the beautiful flowers along the path." Indeed, as they went up the hill, the 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 still leaked half of 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 the path, but not on the other pot’s side? That is 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 have watered them. For two years I have been able to pick those 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 are all cracked pots. But if we will allow it, the Lord will use our flaws to grace His Father’s table. In God’s great economy, nothing goes to waste. Don’t be ashamed of your flaws.
Acknowledge them, and you too can be the cause of beauty. Know that in our weakness we find our strength.
一个水搬运者在印度有两只大的罐，每一个挂在他穿过他的颈带的一个极的每个末端上。有一只罐在它里有一道裂缝， 而另一只罐是完美的在长距离步行从溪到主人房子结束的时候总是交付水的全部， 断裂的罐到达只有全部的一半。
这两年的每天以来，水搬运者交付对他的主人房子充满水的一只和半只罐。 当然，这只完美的罐为它的成就感到骄傲，对它被做的末端完美。 断裂的罐以它自己不完美感到羞愧，和痛苦的只能完成一半。 在两年它已经察觉是难以接受的失败了之后，它有一天在这条溪旁边对水搬运者说。
"我以我自己为耻，并且我想要向你道歉。 "
"为什么？ "搬运者问。 "你感到羞耻什么？ "
"因为在我的边里的这道裂缝引起水渗漏去你的主人的家的全部回家的路，所以这两年来我的负荷只交付了一半，因为我的瑕疵，你必须做全部这工作，并且你拿不到你的努力得到充分的价值，" 这只罐解释。
水搬运者为被断裂的罐惋惜，并且很同情它，他说，" 当我们返回房子主人时， 我想要你沿着走过的路注意到美丽的花。 "的确，当他们爬小山时，被断裂的罐注意太阳使路径的边上美丽的荒野花温暖， 并且这为它欢呼的一些。 但是，在痕迹的末端，它仍然觉得不舒服，因为它仍然漏它的负荷的一半， 因此再次这只罐为它的失败向送信人道歉。 搬运者对这只罐说： "是吗，但不是关于那些其他罐的边？ 那因为我总是了解你的瑕疵，并且我利用它。 我在你的方向的路上种植花的种子，并且每天当我们从这条溪返回时，你已经给它们浇水。 两年以来我已经能挑那些美丽的花装饰我的主人的桌子。 没有你经过的路，他不将有这美丽给优美他的房子。 "
我们每个人有我们自己的独特的瑕疵。 我们全部是断裂的罐。 但是如果我们将允许它，统治者将对优美使用我们的瑕疵。在上帝的大的经济里，没有什么浪费。 不要以你的瑕疵为耻。
承认他们，并且你也可能是美丽的原因。 知道在我们的弱点里我们发现我们的力量。 |
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