What are you? (for all)

[Gman3388]

A carrot, an egg, and a cup of 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 if when 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 you see."
>
>"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
>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?
>
>(1) Am I the carrot that seems strong, but with pain and adversity do
>I wilt and become soft and lose my strength?
>(2) 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?
>(3) 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 ar e 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?
>
>May you have enough happiness to make you sweet, enough trials to
>make you strong, enough sorrow to keep you human, and enough hope to
>make you happy..
>
>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.
>
>It's easier to build a child than repair an adult. This is so true.
>
>May we all be COFFEE!

[kaycie]

I like that... thanks for sharing and BTW I try my best to be the coffey!!