Review: being different makes us unique and beautiful!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 06 27, 2014
Assaf Marcus does it again. His third book, The Farmer and His Watering Buckets is a tale about a farmer who has two watering buckets which he utilizes for his daily household activities. Unfortunately, one of the buckets breaks. Farmer McGuinnes tries to fix it, to no avail. His efforts to fix it prove futile, but this doesn't deter him from using it again. So everyday, for two years, the farmer still puts water in both buckets, even though one of them spills water along the way.The cracked bucket doesn't understand why McGuinnes still uses him. He tells the farmer that he is no longer perfect because he is broken. But the farmer takes him and the other bucket to the road they travel every day and they see something wonderful! Along the path from which water spills from, there were long lines of flowers and plants, blooming, blossoming and providing marvelous sight.I certainly enjoyed reading another “obra maestra” from Mr. Marcus. Fresh from the success of his second book (The Juice of Life), here’s another tale that enables children to learn how to accept imperfections. Like the broken bucket, we also have our flaws and faults. We are different from each other and that difference is what makes us unique. My kiddos, after reading the book, have expressed their thoughts about imperfections. They tell me that we should not compare ourselves to others and we must learn to accept what was given to us by God.For me, the flaws, imperfections, blemishes or faults, however you call it; these should not hinder us from doing what we are meant to do in the first place. For in the end, this inefficiency can bring the best out of us, and this difference is what makes us unique and beautiful.  Here's another two thumbs up!