maandag 5 juli 2010

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An Indian legend tells of a man who carried water to his village every day, in two large jars tied to the ends of a wooden pole, which he balanced on his back.One of the jars was older than the other, and had some small cracks; every time the man covered the distance to his house, half of the water was lost.
For two years, the man made the same journey. The younger jar was always very proud of its performance, safe in the knowledge that it was up to the mission it had been made for, while the other jar was mortified with shame at only fulfilling half of its allotted task, even though it knew that those cracks were the result of many years hard work.
It was so ashamed that one day, while the man got ready to fetch water from the well, it decided to speak to him:– I want to apologize, but because of the many years of service, you are only able to deliver half of my load, and quench half of the thirst which awaits you at your home.
The man smiled, and said:– When we return, observe carefully the path.
And so it did. And the jar noticed that, on its side, many flowers and plants grew.
– See how nature is more lovely on your side? – commented the man. – I always knew you were cracked, and decided to make use of this fact. I planted flowers and vegetables, and you have always watered them. I have picked many roses to decorate my house with, I have fed my children with lettuce, cabbage and onions. If you were not as you are, how could I have done that?
“All of us, at some point, grow old and start to acquire other qualities. We can always make the most of each one of these new qualities and obtain a good result.”

ik geloof dat in het leven alles gebeurt omdat het precies zo moet gebeuren, zo kunnen wij de personen worden die we 'zijn'... bomen en planten vragen zich ook niet af of ze in de juiste richting groeien, de natuur heeft een overgave die ik erg bewonder ...dus niet te veel afvragen waarom, maar leven vanuit een gevoel dat de dingen komen en wij het pad zo liefdevol mogelijk bewandelen... niet het 'doel' brengt ons geluk maar het pad er naar heen... Mitsy, ik sla hier veel 'quotes' door elkaar denk ik ... :-)) ...tja , ik en vrije gedachten en links leggen ... ;-)


I believe that everything happens because it must happen, so we can grow to the person we realy 'are'... nature never ask questions such as : why? is that good? nature 'is' whithout question and I think that's the way to walk your path...doing things with our hearts and it's not the target that counts, but the way to the target ... but I guess, I make a mix from several quotes ... ;-


and if you want a challenge ...participate my swap : don't think to much...just do it as it feels good for you ...

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8 opmerkingen:

  1. Your pics look like from a fairytale again... beautiful!

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  2. as life itself build from all of theses quotes =)

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  3. OH That is such a meaningful story I love it and may borrow it myself Thank you

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  4. Aww what a great story. So true and wise - must remind myself that more often. Lovely choice of pics too, L xx PS Thanks for your comment on my blog x

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  5. Your picture choices are PERFECT for this story!

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  6. Ha, ik denk dat hier inderdaad veel quotes in verborgen zitten. Heb zelf erg getwijfeld om een verhaaltje van Tellegen te gebruiken maar tja, dat vertalen heeft weinig zin hé...
    Erg mooi en de foto's zijn treffend! :)

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  7. wat een prachtig verhaal... bedankt om te delen. Zou je willen deelnemen aan mijn zuurstof interview?

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  8. scrapness... ok... laat maar komen... :-)

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