Excerpt from the novel – "The Barrel with cracks"

Barrel with cracks

A long time ago, there was a crack in one of the buckets of a water picker, so when he returned to the master's house, only half a bucket of water remained. The poor cracked bucket of water, deeply ashamed of his flaws, regretted that he could only do half what he should have done.

One day, the cracked bucket could no longer be silent about its mistakes, and it said in shame to the water carryer, "I am ashamed, I must apologize to you, because I can only do half of what I should do, and you have to pick up more water every day to complete your work, which is all my fault." The water man comforted it: "On our way back to the master's house, you have a good look at the beautiful flowers on the side of the road, which drive along the path to the door of the master's house." ”

So when they returned, the cracked bucket took a look at the blooming flowers along the way. Back at the master's house, the waterman said, "I already knew your inadequacies, and I have been using your rift." I sprinkled some seeds on the side of that road and used the water you leaked to water them along the way every day when I came back from fetching water. For two years, I was able to pick up a lot of beautiful flowers every day to decorate my master's home. If you hadn't been like this now, the host's home wouldn't have been able to decorate so beautifully. ”

Each of us has shortcomings of one kind or another, and everyone is a barrel with cracks, but we do not have to be inferior to our own shortcomings, nor do we have to worry about our own shortcomings. As long as we can recognize our own shortcomings and deficiencies, and can learn from each other's strengths when cooperating with others, know how to appreciate the strengths of others and forgive the shortcomings of others, then everyone will surpass themselves and move towards perfection!

(Excerpt from "Student Bilingual Newspaper" Ye Yinwen)