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Life is the Coffee
A group of alumni, highly established in their
careers, got together to visit their old university professor. The conversation
soon turned into complaints about stress in work and life.
Offering his guests coffee, the professor went to the kitchen and returned with
a large pot of coffee and an assortment of cups; porcelain, plastic, glass,
crystal, some plain looking, some expensive, and some exquisite, telling them to
help themselves to the coffee. After all the students had a cup of coffee in
hand, the professor, said: “If you noticed, all the nice looking expensive cups
were taken up, leaving behind the plain and cheap ones. While it is but normal
for you to want only the best for yourselves, that is the source of your
problems and stress.”
“Be assured that the cup itself adds no quality to the coffee. In most cases,
it’s just more expensive and in some cases even hides what we drink. What all of
you really wanted was coffee, not the cup, but you consciously went for the best
cups, and then began eyeing each other’s cups.”
“Now consider this: Life is the coffee, and the jobs, houses, cars, things,
money and position in society are the cups. They are just tools to hold and
contain life, and the type of cup we have does not define nor change the quality
of life we live. Sometimes, by concentrating only on the cup, we fail to enjoy
the coffee God has provided us.”
God brews the coffee, not the cups…enjoy your coffee. “Being happy doesn’t mean
everything’s perfect; it means you’ve decided to see beyond the imperfections.”
Live in peace and peace will live in you.
Author Unknown
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