Originally posted by: guess_gallery
A simple Story..
A young woman went to her mother and told her about her life and how things were so hard for her. She did not know how she was going to make it and wanted to give up. Her mother took her to the kitchen. She filled three pots with water and placed placed carrots in the first pot, eggs in the second and coffee beans in the third. She let them boil. After sometime she fished
the carrots and the eggs out and placed them in a bowl. At last, she ladled the coffee out.
Turning to her daughter, she asked her daughter to feel the carrots.
She did and noted that they were soft.
She then asked her to break the egg. After pulling off the shell, she observed the hard-boiled egg.
Finally, she asked her to sip the coffee. The daughter smiled as she tasted its rich aroma.
Then her mom explained that each of these objects had faced the same adversity - boiling water - but each reacted differently.
The carrot went in strong, hard and unrelenting. However, after being subjected to the boiling water, it softened and became weak.
The egg had been fragile. Its thin outer shell had protected its liquid interior. But, after sitting through the boiling water, its inside became hardened.
The ground coffee beans were unique, however. After they were in the boiling water, they had changed the water.
So, which one is you?
Are you the carrot that seems strong, but with pain and adversity, become soft and lose your strength?
Are you the egg that starts with a malleable heart, but become hardened with the heat?
Or are you like the coffee bean? The bean actually changes the hot water and brings flavour into it.
So, how do you handle adversity? Are you changed by your surroundings or do you bring life to them? 😊
Anupamaa
