[bobbi416]

Not sure I posted this in the right thread, please let me know if you move it.

MAY WE ALL BE COFFEE

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; She was tired of fighting and struggling.
It seemd as one problem was solved, a new one arose.

Her mother took her to the kitchen. She filled three pots of water and placed each pot on a high flame. Soon the pots began to boil. In the first pot she placed carrots, in the second she placed eggs, in the third she placed ground coffee beans. She let them sit and boil; without saying aword.

In about twenty minutes she turned off the burners. She fished the carrots out and placed them in a bowl. She pulled the eggs out and placed them in a bowl. Then she ladled the coffe out and placed it a bowl.
Turning to her daughter, she sked, 'Tell me what you see.'

'Corrots, eggs, and coffee' she replied.

Her mother brought her closer and asked her to feel the carrots. She did and noted that they were soft. The mother then asked her to take an egg and break it. After pulling off the shell, she observed the hardboiled egg.

Finally, the mother asked the daughter to sip the coffee. The daughter smiled as she tasted its rich aroma. The daughter asked, 'What does it mean, mother?'

Her mother explained that each of these objects had faced the same adversity: boiling water. Each reacted differently. The carrots 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 outter 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 wer in the boiling water, they had chsnged the water.

'Which are you?' she asked her daughter. 'When adversity knocks on your door, how do you respond? Are you a carrot, an egg, or a coffee bean?'

Think about this: Which am I?

Am I a carrott that seems to be strong, but with pain and adversity do I wilt and become soft and lose my strenght?

Am I the egg that starts with a malleable heart, but changes with the heat? Did I have a fluid spirit, but after a death, a breakup, a financial hardship or some other trial, have I become hardened and stiff? Does mu shell look the same, but on the inside am I bitter and tough with a stiff spirit and hardened heart?

Or am I like a coffee bean? The bean actually changes the hot water, the very circumstance that brings the pain. When the water gets hot, it releases the fragrance and flavor. If you are like the bean, when things are at their worst, you get better and change the situation around you.
When the hour is the darkest and trials are their greatest do you elevate yourself to another level? How do you handle adversity? Are you A carrot, an egg, or a coffee bean?

The happiest of people don't necessarily have the best of everything; they just make the most of everything that comes their way. The highest future will always be based on the forgotten past; you can't go forward in life until you let go of your past failures and heartaches.

When you were born , you were crying and everyone around you was smiling.
Live your life so that at the end, you're the one smiling and everyone around you is crying.

[bobbi416]

PLEASE LET ME KNOW WHAT YOU ARE.

I think I'm a carrot

I know I was the egg for decades. I am not the coffee bean, but I am a lot closer than I was.

[El-ahrairah]

I'm a carrot egg. :[

[Vibe]

I've been a carrot for a long time.

But I'm trying to be coffee.

[bobbi416]

WOW, thank you for the quick replies.
I forgot to put mine in.

I'm a carrot most of the time, an egg on occassion, but striving to be a coffee bean!

[lonegael]

I'm with Byz. Mostly egg on the path to coffeeness.

Originally Posted by El-ahrairah

I'm a carrot egg. :[

a cregg?

I believe that right now...I am a combo of the carrot and egg.

[buttrfli42481]

I'm with bobbi. A carrot most of the time, an egg some of the time, and always striving to be the coffee. If we do not strive, we will never get there.

[bobbi416]

Originally Posted by Kaika

a cregg?

that's funny,

[lynn P.]

I really like this story and thanks for posting it bobbi. Most of the time I'm coffee but with the problem I suffered 3 yrs ago in my marriage, this made me an egg but I'm trying to resist it.

I'm a rock with rotten coffee beans wrapped around it.

I liked that story, by the way. Thank you for sharing it.

[splitimage]

Most of my life, I've been the egg - but I'm trying very hard to be the coffee now, and some days I even acheive it.

Good story - thanks for sharing it.

--splitimage

[bobbi416]

Originally Posted by lynn P.

I really like this story and thanks for posting it bobbi. Most of the time I'm coffee but with the problem I suffered 3 yrs ago in my marriage, this made me an egg but I'm trying to resist it.

Good for you Lynn, keep striving.

[little*rhino]

should carrots and coffee be good together?

i guess i am a shape-shifter, i move from carrot to coffee and back. Once i was mostly coffee... i'd like to be again

Thanks for this... it's a lovely story

[bobbi416]

Originally Posted by splitimage

Most of my life, I've been the egg - but I'm trying very hard to be the coffee now, and some days I even acheive it.

Good story - thanks for sharing it.

--splitimage

Good for yo keep up the good work.

[bobbi416]

Originally Posted by little*rhino

should carrots and coffee be good together?

i guess i am a shape-shifter, i move from carrot to coffee and back. Once i was mostly coffee... i'd like to be again

Thanks for this... it's a lovely story

Kepp working at it, you'll get there.

[El-ahrairah]

Originally Posted by Kaika

a cregg?

LOL yes <333333

[Aunt Donna]

I wish I could say I was coffee but I am definitely the carrot most of the time and sometimes the egg.

[Shadowghost]

I think I'm a carrot. Not trying to be something I'm not, so no, I'm not trying to be a coffee bean. I'm comfortable with my strengths and weaknesses, for the most part.

[Shadowghost]

I'm a carrot. I am what I am, and I'm okay with that. I'm not trying to be something I'm not. I tried being a coffee bean, it's just not who I am. Now, I just try to be the best carrot I can be.

[Sabrina]

I would probably have to say I am more like the egg. Would be nice to be coffee though.

[NuckingFutz]

I am the coffee! But that might mean my meds working and a bunch of emotional support.