Forgive me

[ev <ekh@hometel.com>]

A mission statement of ...   Lets do cool stuff in Linux.   Wow,  can you 
beat that?  You may be able to create a paragraph out of two sentences but 
can you condense our mission statement into six words? 

I never pass on jokes or e-mail that is a waste of bandwidth.  This was sent 
to me from my son.  Please excuse me for filling SILUG  with such drivel.
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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 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 bearer delivering only one 
and a half pots full of water in his master's house. Of course, the perfect 
pot was proud of it's accomplishments, perfect to the end for which it 
was made. 
     The poor cracked pot was ashamed of it's 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 perceived to be a bitter failure, it spoke 
to the water bearer one day 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 past 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 
of this work and you don't get full value from your efforts, " the pot said.

     The water bearer felt sorry for the old cracked pot and in his
compassion 
he said, "As we return to the master's house, I want you to notice the 
beautiful flowers along the path." 
     Indeed, as they went up the hill, the old cracked pot took notice ot
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 
leaked out half its load and so again it apologized to the bearer for it's
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? Thats because 
I have always known about your flaw and I took advantage of it. I 
planted flowers seeds on your side of the path and every day while we 
walk back from the stream, you've watered them. For two years I have 
been able to pick these beautiful flowers to decorate my masters table. 
Without you being just the way you are, he would not have this beauty to 
grace his house." 
     MORAL: Each of us has our own unique flaws. We're all cracked pots, 
but it's the cracks and flaws we each have that make our lives together so 
very interesting and rewarding. You've just got to take each person for 
what they are, and look for the good in them. 
     There is a lot of good out there, There is a lot of good in us! Blessed

are the flexible, for they shall not be bent out of shape. 
     Remember to appreciate all the different people in your life! Or as I
like 
to think of it---if it hadn't been for the crackpots in my life, it would
have 
been pretty boring and not so interesting..... 
      THANK YOU, ALL MY CRACKPOT RELATIVES & FRIENDS!!!!!
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A common mistake that people make when trying to design something
foolproof is to underestimate the ingenuity of complete fools.

Everett

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