What a great story to start off a Monday morning! I came across this on Yuri Elkaim's blog and just had to share. Next week I will share with which one I think I am!
Once upon a time a daughter complained to her father that her
life was miserable and that she didn’t know how she was going to
make it.
She was tired of fighting and struggling all the time.
It seemed just as one problem was solved, another one soon
followed.
Her father, a chef, took her to the kitchen...
He filled three pots with water and placed each on a high
fire...
Once the three pots began to boil, he placed potatoes in one
pot, eggs in the second pot, and ground coffee beans in the
third pot.
He then let them sit and boil, without saying a word to his
daughter. The daughter, moaned and impatiently waited, wondering
what he was doing.
After twenty minutes he turned off the burners. He took the
potatoes out of the pot and placed them in a bowl. He pulled the
eggs out and placed them in a bowl.
He then ladled the coffee out and placed it in a cup. Turning to
her he asked. “Daughter, what do you see?”
“Potatoes, eggs, and coffee,” she hastily replied.
“Look closer,” he said, “and touch the potatoes.”
She did and noted that they were soft. He then asked her to take
an egg and break it.
After pulling off the shell, she observed the hard-boiled egg.
Finally, he asked her to sip the coffee. Its rich aroma brought
a smile to her face.
“Father, what does this mean?” she asked.
He then explained that the potatoes, the eggs and coffee beans
had each faced the same adversity– the boiling water.
However, each one reacted differently.
The potato went in strong, hard, and unrelenting, but in boiling
water, it became soft and weak.
The egg was fragile, with the thin outer shell protecting its
liquid interior until it was put in the boiling water. Then the
inside of the egg became hard.
However, the ground coffee beans were unique. After they were
exposed to the boiling water, they changed the water and created
something new.
“Which are you,” he asked his daughter. “When adversity knocks
on your door, how do you respond? Are you a potato, an egg, or a
coffee bean? “
The moral of the story is this…
In life, things happen around us, things happen to us, but the
only thing that truly matters is what happens within us.
Which one are you?
It’s often been said that he who faces big problems will grow
even bigger as a result of those problems.
Like with working out, your muscles change in response to the
stimulus you provide them. The heavier the weight you use, the
stronger they will become.
In life, the more change you’re willing to experience, the more
growth that will occur.
Remember, change is neither good or bad – but it’s who you are
at the outset and who you become in the process that matters most.
Don’t fear change. Embrace it.
What can you learn and how can you grow from this experience.
Sure it might be daunting at first but you can get through this.
You will get through this. And you will be a bigger, better
version of yourself on the other side.
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