dalin
04-23-2008, 11:23 PM
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 seemed as one problem was solved, a new one
arose.
Her mother took her to the kitchen. She filled three pots with water
and placed each on a high fire. Soon the pots came to boil. In the
first she placed carrots, in the second she placed eggs, and in the
last she placed ground coffee beans. She let them sit and boil,
without saying a word.
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 coffee out and
placed it in a bowl.
Turning to her daughter, she asked, "Tell me, what do you see?"
"Carrots, 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 the
daughter to take an egg and break it. After pulling off the shell,
she observed the hard-boiled egg. Finally, the mother asked the
daughter to sip the coffee.
The daughter smiled, as she tasted its rich aroma. The
daughter then 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 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.
"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?"
**When adversity knocks on your door, how do you respond?
Are you a carrot, an egg or a coffee bean? - It's definitely
something worth thinking about...
Awesome thought to think about.
How do we react to trouble in our recovery?
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 seemed as one problem was solved, a new one
arose.
Her mother took her to the kitchen. She filled three pots with water
and placed each on a high fire. Soon the pots came to boil. In the
first she placed carrots, in the second she placed eggs, and in the
last she placed ground coffee beans. She let them sit and boil,
without saying a word.
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 coffee out and
placed it in a bowl.
Turning to her daughter, she asked, "Tell me, what do you see?"
"Carrots, 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 the
daughter to take an egg and break it. After pulling off the shell,
she observed the hard-boiled egg. Finally, the mother asked the
daughter to sip the coffee.
The daughter smiled, as she tasted its rich aroma. The
daughter then 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 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.
"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?"
**When adversity knocks on your door, how do you respond?
Are you a carrot, an egg or a coffee bean? - It's definitely
something worth thinking about...
Awesome thought to think about.
How do we react to trouble in our recovery?