from Pamela's blog (:

There once lived a granny and everyday, she would travel up the hill and to
the lake to get water. She always carry a pole over her shoulders and on each of
the pole would rest a bucket. The buckets would be used to store the water and
bring home. However, one bucket was in perfect condition while the other bucket
would be cracked. The bucket that was in good condition would always be filled
fully with water while the bucket that was cracked would only bring home half
the amount of water that it could carry because the water would leak out. So for
two years, the granny would only carry a bucket and a half of water home
everyday. As such, the perfect bucket felt very happy and proud whereas the
cracked bucket would feel ashamed of himself and unworthy.

One day, he
asked the granny: "Why don't you just get a new bucket? For the past few years,
I am only able to deliver half a bucket of water home. Due to my flaws, you are
only able to bring home one and a half bucket of water even though you worked so
hard to carry the water from the lake."

So when the granny heard how sad
the bucket was, the granny decided to bring the bucket to a place and the place
was the journey from the lake to her home. What the granny showed the bucket was
the beautiful flowers along the path of the lake. And she says to the bucket: "
I've always known about your flaws, I've always known about the cracks. So I
took advantage of it. I planted flower seeds on your side of the path and
because of you, these beautiful flowers would be able to grow and I am able to
pick these flowers and place them in my own house. And because of you this
cracked bucket, I wouldn't have experienced such a beautiful journey on the way
to collect water and I wouldn't be able to have beautiful flowers in my house!"
:D

So remember guys, we are all cracked buckets and nothing goes to waste. Nobody in the world are completely useless so never ever underestimate yourself and what you can do.

Never underestimate
yourself. Have Faith and Hope in yourself and others. Just like mud, it may look
useless and dirty to some. But to others, its valuable. Once its scooped off the
ground, it will become clay and has every opportunity to turn into a piece of
beautiful art work.
~ By Lindy Tsang