Another Story by Geoff Tan

It's another story by Geoff Tan on 15 June 2009.

Title: There is beauty in a cracked pot

Sometime ago, in this column, I wrote about an unassuminng man who plonked himself down beside me while I was sitting on the floor of an in-line skate shop trying on a pair of Rollerblades. and stated to share with me his story.

Born a dyslexic, he honed his skill as a skater and became a champion in the sport. Till today, he still finds great difficulty reading and writing. But what he lacked in one area, he madeup for it with an acute eye for business. And all this was triggered off by the dedicated effort he put into excelling in his strengths, and looking beyong his weaknesses.

Law Kum Seng has not only been blessed witha succesful skate school business but he is also a motivational speaker, runs adventure camps for corporations, and helps people learn more about caring for our environment through his reforestation projects.

This remind me of the stroy about a water bearer in India who had two large pots hung on the ends of a pole which he carried across his back. On of the pots had a crack in it and, by the time the water bearer reached his master's house, it would have leaked half of the contents.

For 2 years this went on daily, with the bearer delivering only 1.5 pots of water. One day, the cracked pot said to the water bearer: "I am ashamed of myself, and I want to apologise to you."

"Why?" asked the bearer. "What are ashamed of?"

The pot replied:" I have been able to deliver only half my load because this crack in my side causes water to lak out."

The water bearer, feeling sorry for th pot, said:" As we return to the master's house, I want you to notice the beautiful flowers along the path."

The pot did this and was cheered up a little by the sight. The bearer said to the pot: "Did you notice that there were flowers only on your side of the path? That's because I have always known about your flaw, and I took advantage of it. I planted flower seeds on your side, and everyday while we walked backed from the strea,, you have been able to pick the beautiful flowers to decorate my master's table. Without you being just the way you are, he would not have this beauty to grace the house."

This story illustrates that each of us has our own unique flaws. We are all cracked pots to a certain degree. But if we can look away from this and focus on the positice aspects of our situation, it will not only lift out self esteem but also inspire the people around us.

To me, my take away is 将心比心. Dun try to change ppl to suit you. To leverage on others strength to aid you.

outdated blog entries

27/12/08 - 31/12/08

Went HK with Huimin.. Too lazy to blog abt it.. haha.. since it has been 1 mth late... pls refer to the photos on facebk.. haha.. it was a supre duper good trip.. totally enjoyed myself =) even though we r not very close, but still everything went well and visited most of the places we planned.. Was very hiao too... makeup, dressed up.. was sooooo fun.. we went macau, ate nice wanton noodles, double boiled milk, egg tarts, The Peak, BubbaGUmp, Mongkok, Tong luo wan, Lantau Island, and many many more places.. LuV HK!!!

7/1/09 - Went for Audition.. haha.. haiz.. still waiting, waiting.. i really want it..

Nothing much happened le.. busy with work as usual

25/1 - 除夕
YEAH.. Reunion dinner - steamboat and Lou Hei!! Yumpz.. Lou Hei with abalone, pacific clams, salmon sashimi, baby octopus.. played sparkles after dinner..





26/1/09 - CNY!!!
Went to Pontian (JB) on the first day to visit my little uncle who was adopted another family.. It was a super long journey.. took the longer way via 2nd link.. =( managed to reach there at 2pm.. =( i could hav reach HK le loh.. but was fun.. tok and slept on the bus.. nothing special happened.. reached singapore at 730 pm.. exhasted from the travelling.. but was still happi.. i realised I dun need big events to be happi.. little toks and bond can make me happi too..

27/1 - CNY day 2
Nua at home.. went to an auntie's hse.. went vivo for dinner. Jap BBQ.. yumppie.. tender beef, pork, chicken and prawn..


Blue on work tml.. =(

Random~~ I like my bed =)




28/1 - Start work.. boring.. onli 3 of us went to work on tt day.. haha...

31/1- Watched Bride Wars.. nice =)

Haiz.. dunno wat I wan in life.. so lost.. bleak economy.. to pursue with my interest??swimming, children, events??? to cont to do wat i hav studied??

Really luv to hang out with motivating ppl.. ppl with goal, focus.. makes me more positive.. i need positive field.. everytime i tok to u guys, it makes me feel better for a while.. =) luv happi ppl..like ppl who share, contribute, listen...

快乐怎么好像离我越来越远
是我跑的比你慢
还是你跑得比我快？

快乐并不复杂：
你是找不到快乐是的
可是快乐会找到你

你越想得到，他就离你越远
不想他，他就悄悄出现
给你惊喜，

Happiness shldnt be ur goal, it shld be the result.
It shldnt be pursued, but it shld come to u..