The Broken Vase

There was once a beautiful blue vase, all shiny and new, stood proudly as they heard praise after praise of their beauty. Time marched on and the once new vase became old, chipped, and one day became broken as a small piece of the lip fell off. Time went on and the vase soon entered new hands. The new owner took this old & broken vase to repair their new treasure to potter after potters' shop they went to but was told to throw the vase away as it was worthless and old.

With every rejection, the vase felt her heart break, losing hope, and become bitter, seething with hatred. Then one day, this now-bitter old vase was taken to an old man who graciously accepted the job to fix the vase. Despite hearing this, the vase bristled and thought “Just let me be destroyed already! Can’t you see how broken and chipped I am?! You have so many more pieces that are whole and beautiful than an old broken vase like me.” The old man just smiled and got to work. Time passes and the old bitter vase woke up. She looked around and saw herself in a nearby mirror.

She was shocked to see all of the repairs and looked at the gold veins now adorning her body. She felt the bitterness and hatred she had felt for such a long time melt away as she looked at herself. “How could someone show love like this to an old vase like me? I don’t deserve to be like the other pieces in this place.” As she thought this, she realized that she was still just as beautiful and amazing as she was before and even more with all of her scars. From then on, the vase smiled and lived as happily as she did when she was brand new.