Are you a carrot, an egg, or a coffee bean

**tuto** · 21-07-2010, 01:04 AM

ARE YOU A CARROT, AN EGG, OR A COFFEE BEAN?

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 if as soon as one problem was solved a new one arose. Her mother took her to the kitchen.

The mother filled three pots with water.

In the first, she placed carrots.
In the second she placed eggs.
And the last she placed ground coffee beans.

She let them sit and boil without saying a word. About twenty minutes later, 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 said, "Tell me what you see."

"Carrots, eggs, and coffee," she replied. (You known the tone of voice.)

She brought her closer and asked her to feel the carrots. She did, and noted that they felt soft.

She then asked her to take an egg and break it. After pulling off the shell, she observed the hard-boiled egg inside.

Finally, she asked her to sip the coffee. The daughter smiled as she tasted its rich aroma.

The daughter then asked, "So, what's the point, mother?" (Remember the tone of voice.)

Her mother explained that each of these objects had faced the same adversity - boiling water - but 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 center. But, after sitting through the boiling water, its insides had become 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?"

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?

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 outer shell look the same, but on the inside am I bitter and tough with a stiff spirit and a hardened heart?

Or am I like the coffee bean? The bean actually changes the hot water - the very circumstances that bring the pain. When the water gets hot, it releases the fragrance and flavor of the bean. If you are like the bean, when things are at their worst, you get better and change the situation around you instead of letting it change you.

When the hours are the darkest and trials are their greatest do you elevate to another level?

How do you handle Adversity?

ARE YOU A CARROT, AN EGG, OR A COFFEE BEAN?

hope u like it

**fragile gal** · 21-07-2010, 01:26 AM

Mmmmmm
an Egg may be

thanks for bringing this topic
i like it

**ACME** · 21-07-2010, 02:03 AM

Thanks for sharing this nice story with us here . God bless you

**Petunia** · 21-07-2010, 02:16 AM

It seems I lost

mmmm you know you can say i'm a mixture of these three things,,

my reaction depends on situations but I look like A COFFEE

BEAN most of the time and I hope so

thank you sis for this topic it resembles our personalities

**ساعة صفا** · 21-07-2010, 04:59 AM

It's one of the life lessons

thank you tuto for this topic

with my best wishes of luck to you

**tuto** · 21-07-2010, 09:17 AM

fragile gal

thank you for being here sweety

sirhasan

you are most welcome

pink-pen

You konw , i think all of us

are mixture of these three

at the end , our reactions ,as you mentioned before ,depend on situations we face

thank you sis for being here

abakil

yaa life lesson
and we should get benefit of it
thank you brother
it's really nice to see u here

**BloumagrieT** · 21-07-2010, 03:41 PM

tuto

I remember this topic

It's very interesting and useful

Thank you for sharing it with us

**rose rani** · 21-07-2010, 05:44 PM

wow

wonderful story

the moment I saw the topic

I said I am coffee bean just
beacuse I love coffee so much

but you know sometime we are all of them

thanks tuto for sharing us