有裂痕的罐子 the cracked t (第1/4頁)
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AwaterbearerinIndiahadtwolargeots。Oneoftheotswaserfectlymadeandneverleaked。Theotherothadacrackinitandbythetimethewaterbearerreachedhismastershouseithadleakedmuchofitswaterandwasonlyhalffull。
Forafulltwoyearsthiswentondaily，withthebearerdeliveringonlyoneandahalfotsfullofwatertohismastershouse。Ofcourse，theerfectotwasroudofitsaccomlishments。Buttheoorcrackedotwasashamedofitsownimerfection。
Aftertwoyearsofwhatiterceivedtobeabitterfailure，itsoketothewaterbeareronedaybythestream。“Iamashamedofmyself，andIwanttoaologizetoyou。”“why?”askedthebearer，“Whatareyouashamedof?”“Ihavebeenable，fortheseasttwoyears，todeliveronlyhalfmyloadbecausethiscrackinmysidecauseswatertoleakoutallthewaybacktoyourmastershouse。Becauseofmyflaws，youhavetodoallofthiswork，andyoudontgetfullvaluefromyourefforts，”theotsaid。
Thewaterbearerfeltsorryfortheoldcrackedot，andinhiscomassionhesaid，“Aswereturntothemastershouse，Iwantyoutonoticethebeautifulfowersalongtheath。”
Indeed，
