A carrot, an egg and a cup of coffee

[Guest guest]

A carrot, an egg, and a cup of coffee.

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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?â€

“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?â€

Her mother explained that each of these objects had faced the same

adversity. Boiling water and 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. It's 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?â€

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 hard- ship 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?

Love and Prayers,

Beth

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Philippians 4:8 (The Message):

Friends, I'd say you'll do best by filling your minds and meditating on

things that are true, noble, reputable, authentic, compelling, gracious -- the

best, not the worst; the beautiful, not the ugly; things to praise, not things

to curse.

~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*

[Guest guest]

Thank you for this ... right now I'm the carrot ... soon I hope to be the

coffee!

Pattie

GoAwayRA@... wrote:

A carrot, an egg, and a cup of coffee.

____________________________________

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?â€

“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?â€

Her mother explained that each of these objects had faced the same

adversity. Boiling water and 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. It's 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?â€

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 hard- ship 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?

Love and Prayers,

Beth

~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*

Philippians 4:8 (The Message):

Friends, I'd say you'll do best by filling your minds and meditating on

things that are true, noble, reputable, authentic, compelling, gracious -- the

best, not the worst; the beautiful, not the ugly; things to praise, not things

to curse.

~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*

[Guest guest]

Thank you for this ... right now I'm the carrot ... soon I hope to be the

coffee!

Pattie

GoAwayRA@... wrote:

A carrot, an egg, and a cup of coffee.

____________________________________

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?â€

“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?â€

Her mother explained that each of these objects had faced the same

adversity. Boiling water and 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. It's 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?â€

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 hard- ship 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?

Love and Prayers,

Beth

~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*

Philippians 4:8 (The Message):

Friends, I'd say you'll do best by filling your minds and meditating on

things that are true, noble, reputable, authentic, compelling, gracious -- the

best, not the worst; the beautiful, not the ugly; things to praise, not things

to curse.

~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*