An elderly Chinese woman carried two pots on a pole across her neck to transport water - one pot was perfect while the other had a crack, causing it to only deliver half as much water. For two years this occurred daily. The cracked pot felt ashamed of its imperfection while the perfect pot felt proud. However, the woman had planted flowers along the cracked pot's side of the path, which it watered during the walk, allowing her to decorate her home with beautiful flowers. She explained to the cracked pot that it was its flaw that created this beauty.

1. Here’s some good old Chinese wisdom! Do not click. Put on the sound