Just a story

[ninjaslug]

An old Chinese woman had two water cans which were attached to a yoke. Each day she put the yoke over her shoulders and went down to the river, filled the cans, and walked back to her modest hut. The water can on the right side of the yoke was fine and sturdy; when she arrived home it was always full. But the can on the left had a crack in it. By

Comments

[evcelt]

nice...

[anais_pf]

That's actually beautiful.

Do you know the origin

[notr]

of the story, and of this expression of it? Google finds only one copy of this version, but zillions of the "cracked pot" one starting in 2001. This is really gorgeously written, and I'd like to share it and credit the author.

Re: Do you know the origin

[ninjaslug]

Well, here's the funny part.

I was actually searching for Jewish parables, and came across this on the chabad.org website.

*gryns*

http://www.chabad.org/library/article_cdo/aid/644295/jewish/Cracked-Vessels.htm

Well!

[notr]

I guess I'll just have to write to Ms. Silberberg and see whether she is or knows the author of it!

She is.

[notr]

Here's her response:Hi Glenn,
I have no idea as to the origin of this story... I'd heard it, and it resonated with me because I had such a handicapped nephew, so I wrote up the story for Chabad.org. You may certainly pass on my version of it; I'm glad that it moved you.

Chaya Sarah Silberberg
Chabad.org

P.S. Chabad.org is in a tough financial slump, some major donors not giving as they used to. So we, the Chabad.org employees, decided to try to find generous people to donate $18/month.

Can I ask you to go to www.chabad.org/go.asp?i=176147&p=cdo09 and make a donation? Your donation today WILL make a difference.

Thanks for considering.
(Figured I'd pass along the appeal in case anyone here felt more moved to give than I.)

Lovely

[babymako]

It's so easy to judge ourselves poorly. Why do it at all, right?

[sabrinamari]

Beautiful!