CARROTS, EGGS, COFFEE...... which one are you?

proudmom

Thu, Feb 09 2006, 9:42 am

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>CARROTS, EGGS, COFFEE......
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>To all my "coffee" friends. This is just too great not to pass on:
>Carrot, Egg and Coffee... You will never look at a cup of coffee the
>Same way again...
>
>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.
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>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.
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>Turning to her daughter, she asked, "Tell me what you see."
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>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.
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>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?"
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>Think of this: Which am I?
>Am I the carrot that seems strong, but with pain and adversity do I
>Wilt and become soft and lose my strength?
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>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 my shell look the same, but on the inside am I bitter and
>Tough with a stiff spirit and hardened heart?
>
>Or am I like the 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?
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>The happiest of people don't necessarily have the best of everything;
>They just make the most of everything that comes along their way. The
>Brightest future will always be based on a 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 at the end, you're the one who is Smiling
>and everyone around you is crying.
>
>You might want to send this message to those people who mean Something
>to you; to those who have touched your life in one way or Another; to
>those who make you smile when you really need it; to Those who make you
>see the brighter side of things when you are Really down; to those
>whose friendship you appreciate; to those who Are so meaningful in your
>life.
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>May we all be COFFEE!!