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Imperfection

Journal Entry: Thu Nov 16, 2006, 11:49 AM
  • Mood: Zest
An elderly Chinese woman had two large pots, each hung on the
ends of a pole which she carried across her neck. One of the pots had a
crack in it while 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
house, the cracked pot arrived only half full.

For a full two years this went on daily, with the woman bringing
home only one and a half pots of water. Of course, the perfect pot was
proud of its accomplishments. But the poor cracked pot was ashamed of
its own imperfection, and miserable that it could only do half of what it
had been made to do. After two years of what it perceived to be
bitter failure, it spoke to the woman one day by the stream.

"I am ashamed of myself, because this crack in my side causes
water to leak out all the way back to your house."

The old woman smiled, "Did you notice that there are flowers on
your side of the path, but not on the other pot's side?" "That's
because I have always known about your flaw, so I planted flower seeds on
your side of the path, and every day while we walk back, you water
them. For two years I have been able to pick these beautiful flowers to
decorate the table. Without you being just the way you are, there would
not be this beauty to grace the house."

Each of us has our own unique flaw. 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.

So, to all of my crackpot friends, have a great day and remember
to smell the flowers on your side of the path!

Devious Information

  • Current Age: 22
  • Current Residence: Calgary, Alberta, Canada
  • Favourite artist: Ulzhan
  • Personal Quote: Keep your head up, as its the only way to see the stars.
  • Tools of the Trade: Adobe Photoshop CS, Maxon Cinema 4D

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=keykeyx10000:iconkeykeyx10000: Jan 14, 2008, 1:50:19 PM
hey, if you like the idea, please support it in the forum. It would really help me if there is more than one person supporting this idea:
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(")_(")(+'.'+) die you feckin' bunny.
~comrade-chickflick:iconcomrade-chickflick: Nov 26, 2007, 10:01:29 PM
lol im not at school anymore i left 4 years ago =p

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~RyanBooth:iconRyanBooth: Oct 12, 2007, 2:57:21 PM
46 a week is still more then full-time, so that is alot. And now wonder you have fun with your co-workers and like ur job you work after knowing who your co-workers are.

good stuff, thats the kind of job to have while going to school.

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"The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the source of all true art and all science. He to whom this emotion is a stranger, who can no longer pause to wonder and stand rapt in awe, is as good as dead. - Albert Einstein
~comrade-chickflick:iconcomrade-chickflick: Oct 12, 2007, 1:56:43 PM
yeah he is lol its great fun, my bf is there also =p oh yeah it is a lot, i was only doing 46 and college so its not too bad

yeah its a nightmare trying to get time to do college work but luckily the place where i work are flexible and can work round that ^^

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~RyanBooth:iconRyanBooth: Oct 12, 2007, 1:51:39 PM
oh your bro is working at the same place hah. is he going to school also? 56 hours in one week is alot to work when your going to school or even when your not going to school. Hope you have very few weeks like that, as you don't want to fall behind on your school work.

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"The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the source of all true art and all science. He to whom this emotion is a stranger, who can no longer pause to wonder and stand rapt in awe, is as good as dead. - Albert Einstein
~comrade-chickflick:iconcomrade-chickflick: Oct 12, 2007, 1:16:09 PM
lol il probably be kicked out if they dont renew it =p

its meant to be part time but they give us full time hours, cos my bro was doing 56 hours last week and thats not including college!! ah well like i say its great when the paychecks come in :D

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~RyanBooth:iconRyanBooth: Oct 11, 2007, 11:19:03 AM
ahh i see. sounds nice, glad you are enjoying it. I hope they renew your contract if not maybe you can go back to selling heh =P This is full-time or part-time?

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"The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the source of all true art and all science. He to whom this emotion is a stranger, who can no longer pause to wonder and stand rapt in awe, is as good as dead. - Albert Einstein
~comrade-chickflick:iconcomrade-chickflick: Oct 11, 2007, 8:38:39 AM
=p at a call centre at first i was selling bank accounts and i left and my boss begged me to stay but i said no lol now im still at the same place but im taking incoming calls instead of selling ( a complete skive in other words yay!) its a cool place to work cos everyones about my age and we all socialise together after payday the only downside is that the contract might finish in 4 weeks time :( but meh im sure it will work out =p

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~RyanBooth:iconRyanBooth: Oct 11, 2007, 7:51:54 AM
Oh haha, where at? Still working there? Do you like it?

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"The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the source of all true art and all science. He to whom this emotion is a stranger, who can no longer pause to wonder and stand rapt in awe, is as good as dead. - Albert Einstein
~comrade-chickflick:iconcomrade-chickflick: Oct 11, 2007, 6:47:16 AM
lmao! nah i never got round to it, i got a job instead lol

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~RyanBooth:iconRyanBooth: Oct 10, 2007, 12:38:11 PM
So did you make any comics? I figure I would just ask rather then look through the 610 new deviations since I last was on heh.

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"The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the source of all true art and all science. He to whom this emotion is a stranger, who can no longer pause to wonder and stand rapt in awe, is as good as dead. - Albert Einstein
~comrade-chickflick:iconcomrade-chickflick: Feb 10, 2007, 8:30:55 AM
yeah lol

well im trying to make mine jokes that everyone gets, even my grandma thought they were funny lol i suppose i just like to make people laugh :D

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~RyanBooth:iconRyanBooth: Feb 8, 2007, 9:00:39 PM
Heh funny how that works :p

Comics sounds good, I used to make comics they were awesome but they are only awesome if you know who there about lol.

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"The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the source of all true art and all science. He to whom this emotion is a stranger, who can no longer pause to wonder and stand rapt in awe, is as good as dead. - Albert Einstein
~comrade-chickflick:iconcomrade-chickflick: Feb 8, 2007, 5:51:01 AM
yo =p

things are pretty cool with me, ive got more addicted to da now lol im barely ever off of the goddma thing!

ive decided to start drawing some comics if i can ever find the time!

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experience isnt something you get until just after you need it
~RyanBooth:iconRyanBooth: Feb 7, 2007, 9:57:19 PM
Hi :D

I'm good just not active on dA anymore. How are things with you?

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"The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the source of all true art and all science. He to whom this emotion is a stranger, who can no longer pause to wonder and stand rapt in awe, is as good as dead. - Albert Einstein
~comrade-chickflick:iconcomrade-chickflick: Feb 1, 2007, 11:07:27 AM
hey there! *waves*
howzya? :D

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~nikkynikki:iconnikkynikki: Jan 28, 2007, 1:46:07 PM Mood: Caring
PLEASE READ THIS WHOLE POST. IT'S SO DANG TRUE*
1. At least 2 people in this world love you so much they would die for you.
2. At least 15 people in this world love you in some way.
3. The only reason anyone would ever hate you is because they want to be just like you.
4. A smile from you can bring happiness to anyone, even if they don't like you.
5. Every night, SOMEONE thinks about you before they go to sleep.
6. You mean the world to someone.
7. If not for you, someone may not be living.
8. You are special and unique.
9. Someone that you don't even know exists loves you.
10. When you make the biggest mistake ever, something good comes from it.
11. When you think the world has turned its back on you, take a look: you most likely turned your back on the world.
12. When you think you have no chance of getting what you want, you probably won't get it, but if you believe in yourself, probably, sooner or later, you will get it.
13. Always remember the compliments you received. Forget about the rude remarks.
14. Always tell someone how you feel about them; you will feel much better when they know.
15. If you have a great friend, take the time to let them know that they are great. Add this as a comment to ten of your friends tonight and at midnight your true love will find you. Something good will happen to you at 2:25 tomorrow. Get ready for the biggest shock of your life.
Whoever breaks this chain letter will be cursed with 10 relationship problems for the next ten years tag ur it!! this is so scary!!! send this to 15 ppl in the next 143 min. and then press F6 and your crushes name will appear in big letters!! it is so scary because it works

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Scream! Til you feel it
Scream! Til you believe it
Scream! And when it hurts you
Scream it out loud!

:music: Scream by Tokio Hotel :music:
~nikkynikki:iconnikkynikki: Jan 12, 2007, 5:12:29 AM
You've been tagged [link] :hug:

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Scream! Til you feel it
Scream! Til you believe it
Scream! And when it hurts you
Scream it out loud!

:music: Scream by Tokio Hotel :music:
~RyanBooth:iconRyanBooth: Jan 8, 2007, 4:14:23 PM
Haha I posted my dA in the introduce yourself topic. Yea I like your stuff too when I have more time ill look through it.

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"The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the source of all true art and all science. He to whom this emotion is a stranger, who can no longer pause to wonder and stand rapt in awe, is as good as dead. - Albert Einstein
~9d9E3h:icon9d9E3h: Jan 8, 2007, 12:22:28 PM Mood: Wow!
Hey man its Arbo stummbled across you somehow i didnt know you did deviantart! *adds* Nice stuff keep it up ^^
=keykeyx10000:iconkeykeyx10000: Dec 24, 2006, 3:16:22 PM
im just poping in to say Merry Christmas!

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From dehumanization to arms production,
For the benefit of the nation or its destruction
Power, power, the law of the land,
Those living for death will die by their own hand..


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(")_(")(+'.'+) die you feckin' bunny.
~whitesprigof-luck:iconwhitesprigof-luck: Dec 22, 2006, 8:15:38 PM
Sweetness. I hope you enjoy...

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~RyanBooth:iconRyanBooth: Dec 22, 2006, 1:44:21 PM
Hi Heather!

Thanks you got some nice stuff on your dA page also, I will take a closer look at your gallery later =)

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"The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the source of all true art and all science. He to whom this emotion is a stranger, who can no longer pause to wonder and stand rapt in awe, is as good as dead. - Albert Einstein
~whitesprigof-luck:iconwhitesprigof-luck: Dec 16, 2006, 7:55:05 AM
Hey Ryan... You've got some nice stuff here!
PS this is Heather from Lethbridge.

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