THE TWO POTTERS.

In a village famous for pottery, there lived two potters named Kofi and Tunde.

Kofi spent his days boasting in the marketplace.

"My pots are the strongest!" he would shout. "No one in this village can match my skill. My work is worth twice as much as anyone else's!"

Day after day, he argued with customers and challenged other potters to debates about who was the best.

Tunde, on the other hand, rarely spoke about his work. Every morning before sunrise, he sat quietly at his wheel, shaping clay with patience and care. He focused on making each pot better than the last.

One year, a severe drought struck the region. Water became precious, and the villagers needed strong pots to store every drop they could collect.

The chief announced that each potter would provide pots for the village.

Kofi immediately began boasting again.

"Choose mine," he said. "I've told you for years that my pots are the finest."

Tunde said nothing.

The villagers tested both men's pots by filling them with water and leaving them under the scorching sun.

Within days, many of Kofi's pots cracked. Some leaked. Others broke completely.

But Tunde's pots remained strong. Not one failed.

The villagers didn't need speeches, arguments, or promises. The evidence stood before them.

From that day forward, people traveled from distant towns to buy Tunde's pottery.

One evening, Kofi asked him, "Why didn't you argue when I claimed to be the best?"

Tunde smiled and replied, "Because clay doesn't become stronger from talking. It becomes stronger in the fire. Worth is the same."

Kofi never forgot those words.

And the elders of the village would later say:

"The flower does not announce its fragrance. The wind carries the proof."

Moral

Worth proves itself through actions, results, and character—not through arguments or self-praise.

QOUTE 

Worth proves not argues