Thursday, May 03, 2007
Which Coffee Cup Would You Choose?
This was a forward to me in my email one day, and I loved it so much because it included coffee (my favorite addiction) and a good story to boot. Enjoy...
Coffee Cups, which one are you?
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 expensive, some exquisite, and some plain-looking paper cups - 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, leaving behind the plain and cheap ones. While it is 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. We brew the coffee, not the cups. Enjoy your coffee."
Being happy doesn't mean everything is perfect. It means you've decided to see beyond the imperfections.
Live simply.
Love generously.
Care deeply.
Speak kindly.
Leave the rest to God.
Labels: good stuff
1 Comments:
I have seen that before and boy does it hit home.
Hope you had a good time croppin'!
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