I have this chinese tea pot that I love and cherish, but unfortunately cannot use. If I do, it will fall apart that very second. When I was fiddling with it yesterday, I noticed just how similar this tea pot is to the human heart, or our emotions. On the outside, if you look from the distance, the pot is completely normal. It looks good, it looks like it should serve its purpose, and you would not suspect that anything might be wrong. Go ahead, look at the picture below, I will wait…

If you look at the tea pot a little closer though, you will find that every inch of it is laced with cracks. The pot would’ve fallen apart already if it wasn’t for the glaze that firmly holds the pieces together. Add a little hot water, touch it a little too rough, and the pot will shatter in tiny little pieces, but be careful, handle it gently, and the pot will hold its shape for moths to come. (I am trying to be optimistic)

Do you see the similarity? Just like this pot, sometimes you can’t tell that a heart had been shattered, that somebody’s emotions are ready to spill. All you see is a tea pot and all it takes to break it is a little careless touch.