Would Rose be so beautiful were the thorns not there, perhaps wouldn’t be?- A point to ponder over.
All things have faults and imperfections in this world. In spite of that, each has its own charm and usefulness. Some flowers have spectacular colors but no fragrance. Some fruits may be small in size but full of juice. Likewise each and everything can be analyzed. Even the so called defect is nothing but a different shade of beauty to the thing only if one knows how to appreciate and develop a mind and eye to perceive the beauty in everything and everywhere. Therein lies the joy of life.
A villager used to carry two pots on his shoulder slung on a pole, with ropes tied to the pole and around the neck of the pots for balancing and bring pure water from a long distance. After sometime one of the pots developed a small hole and water started dripping from that all the way. By the time the man reached his home, the water would be three-fourth only. The man didn’t throw the pot but happily carried it to and fro without bothering about the wastage of water on the way. But the pot wanted to serve the honest master in a proper manner befitting the kind master who didn’t discard the pot because of its defect. The pot started feeling sad as to how a small hole had developed in it, causing inconvenience to his master who was cheerful and never showed any sign of displeasure on his face or words or in action. It prayed fervently to God to compensate for the loss incurred to his master. After a few days the pot couldn’t resist conveying his heart-felt feelings to his master for the loss of water. The gracious mater consoled the pot telling him not to worry about the loss of water. In stead it( The pot ) should look at the path he was carried through. Next day , the pot started looking down on the path. What a beautiful sight it was ! There were a lot of luxuriant green plants both types, flowery and vegetable grown on the path with varied hues smiling greeting the passers by. The master said, “ I could understand your genuine feelings through positive vibrations coming from you. To surprise you and to make you overcome the loss you felt, I owed the seeds of flowers and vegetables on our path throughout. Daily trickles from you had produced all this greenery around. The flowers are so much, I give them to temple, distribute among the neighbors and send the remaining ones to market for sale. Same is the case with the vegetables. There’s so much fresh produce, i keep them for my daily needs, distribute to others and send the rest to market for sale. Mother Earth has responded to your sincere yearning and prayer. There’s no defect at all. In abundance of merits, defect merges into them and it’s never seen and felt. The Moon’s black spot is never taken notice of among her other overwhelming qualities like beauty, coolness, pleasantness etc.”
