Once a daughter complained to her father that her Life was miserable and that she didn’t know how she was going to make it. She was tired of fighting and struggling all the time. It seemed just as one problem was solved, another one soon followed. Her father, a chef, took her to the kitchen. He filled three pots with water n placed each on a high fire. Once the three pots began to boil, he placed potatoes in one pot, eggs in d second pot n ground coffee beans in d third pot. He then let them sit n boil, without saying a word to his daughter. The daughter, moaned n impatiently waited, wondering what he was doing. After twenty minutes he turned off d burners. He took d potatoes out of d pot n placed them in a bowl. He pulled d eggs out n placed them in a bowl. He then ladled d coffee out n placed it in a cup. Turning to her, he asked. Daughter, what do you see? Potatoes, eggs n coffee, she hastily replied. Look closer, he said, n touch d potatoes. She did n noted that they were soft. He then asked her to take an egg n break it. After pulling off d shell, she observed d hard- boiled egg. Finally, he asked her to sip d coffee. Its rich aroma brought a smile to her face. Father, what does this mean? she asked. He then explained that d potatoes, d eggs n coffee beans had each faced d same adversity, ie, boiling water. However, each one reacted differently. The potato went in strong, hard n unrelenting, but in boiling water, it became soft n weak. The egg was fragile, with d thin outer shell protecting its liquid interior until it was put in d boiling water. Then d inside of d egg became hard. However, d ground coffee beans were unique. After they were exposed to d boiling water, they changed d water n created something new. Which one are you? he asked his daughter. When adversity knocks on your door, how do you respond? Are you a potato, an egg, or a coffee bean? Moral: In Life, things happen around us, things happen to us, but d only thing that truly matters is how we choose to react to it n what we make out of it. Life is all about learning, adopting n converting all d struggles that we experience into something positive.
Posted on: Sat, 23 Aug 2014 05:18:20 +0000
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