A water bearer (搬运工) in India had two buckets(水桶). One small bucket had a crack (裂缝) and the other large was perfect. One always came home full and the other was not.
This went on. The water bearer carried one and a half buckets full of water to his owner's house. The poor cracked bucket was ashamed of (羞愧) itself. One day it spoke to the bearer by the river.
"I am ashamed of myself, and I want to say sorry."
"Why?" asked the bearer. "What are you ashamed of?"
"I have been able to hold only half. Because of my crack, you have to do all this work, and you don't get full value for your efforts," said the bucket.
The bearer felt sorry and said, "As we return to the owner's house, I want you to notice the beautiful flowers along the road." As they went up the hill the cracked bucket noticed the beautiful flowers and this made it feel better.
The bearer said, "Did you notice that there were flowers only on your side, but not on the other side? I planted flower seeds(种子) on your side, and every day while we took water to the owner's house from the river, you have watered them. "
We are all "cracked buckets". But we shouldn't be ashamed, because we can be the cause of beauty. We can also find our good points.
