Here is a good life lesson, valid for all of us, no matter what stage of our life.
You will quickly understand why...
A young woman goes to visit her grandmother and takes the opportunity to tell her about her personal worries.
One thing particularly hurts her at the moment:she knows that her husband is cheating on her and the simple idea devastates her.
She doesn't know what to do anymore and thinks about leaving him.
She is tired of fighting and feels like her life is just a series of problems.
At that time, the grandmother takes her granddaughter to the kitchen. She fills 3 saucepans with water and places them over a high heat.
Soon the water starts boiling.
In the first she puts carrots, in the second she puts eggs and in the last she puts coffee beans.
She lets them boil without saying a word...
After about twenty minutes, she turns off the heat under each of the pans.
She takes out the carrots and eggs and places them on a plate. Then she pours the coffee into a bowl.
Turning to her granddaughter, she asks:
- "Tell me what you see.
- Carrots, eggs and coffee", she replies.
The grandmother asks her to come closer and touch the carrots.
She touches them and notes that they are tender, but very soft to the touch.
Then, the grandmother asks him to take an egg and break it. After removing the shell, she confirms that it is indeed a hard-boiled egg.
Finally, the grandmother asks him to taste the coffee. The granddaughter smiles as she tastes this coffee with a powerful aroma.
The granddaughter then asks:"What does all this mean grandma?"
Her grandmother explains to her that each of these objects has faced the same adversity:boiling water.
Yet everyone reacted differently.
The carrot was originally strong, hard and solid. But after being immersed in boiling water, it softened.
The egg was originally fragile. Only its thin shell protected its liquid heart. But after passing through boiling water, the inside of the egg hardened.
As for ground coffee beans, they have a unique quality. After being in boiling water, they turned clear water into black coffee.
"Which of these objects are you?" then asks the grandmother to her granddaughter.
When adversity knocks on your door, how do you react? Are you the carrot, the egg or the coffee bean?
Think about it! Which of these objects are you?
- Am I the carrot that seems strong, but softens in adversity? Do I wither, become weak and lose my strength at the first worry?
- Am I an egg that has a fragile heart, but hardens with heat? Have I been a warm person in the past who became hardened and withdrawn due to death, breakup, financial difficulty, or some other blow? Even though my shell appears to be the same on the outside, haven't I become a bitter, rigid-minded, cold-hearted person?
- Or am I rather this coffee bean? This grain that is able to change a source of suffering, such as boiling water, into a fragrant, powerful and tasty flavor?
If you are like this coffee bean, then you have the power to turn any situation, even the most difficult, into something positive.
When all seems lost and life's trials seem insurmountable, are you able to fight to overcome the obstacles that arise?
How do you handle adversity? Are you a carrot, an egg or a coffee bean? Tell us in the comments.
I wish you to know the joy that will make you benevolent and to pass through the trials that will forge you.
But also to feel this sorrow that will make you a human being.
I wish you finally to have this confidence in the future which will make you happy.
The happiest people aren't necessarily the luckiest.
Rather, they are the ones who do their best to face the obstacles that life throws at them.
To build a bright future for yourself, you must let go of your past, because you cannot move forward as long as you ruminate on your past failures and sorrows.
In summary, let's all try to be like coffee:positive and smiling at life despite the hardships!
