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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 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? 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 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?
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 e nd, 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 (I JUST DID); 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.
If you don't send it, you will just miss out on the opportunity to
brighten someone's day with this message.
It's easier to build a child than repair an adult. This is so true
- may we all be COFFEE.
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| A United States Marine was attending some college courses
between assignments. He had completed missions in Iraq and Afghanistan.
One of the courses had a professor who was a vowed atheist and a member
of the ACLU.
One day the professor shocked the class when he came in. He
looked to the ceiling and flatly stated, "God, if you are real, then
I
want you to knock me off this platform. I'll give you exactly 15
minutes." The lecture room fell silent. You could hear a pin drop.
Ten
minutes went by and the professor proclaimed, "Here I am God. I'm
still
waiting." It got down to the last couple of minutes when the Marine
got
out of his Chair, went up to the professor, and cold-cocked him;
knocking him off the platform. The professor was out cold.
The Marine went back to his seat and sat there, silently. The
other students were shocked and stunned and sat there looking on in
silence. The professor eventually came to, noticeably shaken, looked at
the Marine and asked, "What the hell is the matter with you? Why did
you
do that?"
The Marine calmly replied, "God was too busy today protecting
America's
soldiers who are protecting your right to say stupid shit and
act like an asshole. So, He sent me."
THIS IS GOOD, KEEP IT GOING. Amen | Currently Watching
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| Men Are Just Happier People-- What do you expect from such simple creatures? Your last name stays put. The garage is all yours. Wedding plans take care of themselves. Chocolate is just another snack. You can be President. You can never be pregnant. You can wear a white T-shirt to a water park. You can wear NO shirt to a water park. Car me chanics tell you the truth. The world is your urinal. You never have to drive to another gas station restroom because this one is just too icky. You don 't have to stop and think of which way to turn a nut on a bolt. Same work, more pay. Wrinkles add character. Wedding dress $5000. Tux rental-$100. People never stare at your chest when you're talking to them. The occasional well-rendered belch is practically expected. New shoes don't cut, blister, or mangle your feet. One mood all the time. Phone conversations are over in 30 seconds flat. You know stuff about tanks. A five-day vacation requires only one suitcase. You can open all your own jars. You get extra credit for the slightest act of thoughtfulness. If someone forgets to invite you, he or she can still be your friend. Your underwear is $8.95 for a three-pack. Three pairs of shoes are more than enough. You almost never have strap problems in public. You are unable to see wrinkles in your clothes. Everything on your face stays its original color. The same hairstyle lasts for years, maybe decades. You only have to shave your face and neck. You can play with toys all your life. Your belly usually hides your big hips. One wallet and one pair of shoes one color for all seasons. You can wear shorts no matter how your legs look. You can "do" your nails with a pocket knife. You have freedom of choice concerning growing a mustache. You can do Christmas shopping for 25 relatives on December 24 in 25 minutes.
No wonder men are happier. | | |
| J Payback J There was this little boy about 12 years old walking down the sidewalk, dragging a flattened frog on a string behind him. He came up to the doorstep of a house of ill repute, and knocked on the door. When the Madam answered it, she saw the little boy and asked what he wanted. He said, "I want to have sex with one of the women inside. I have the money to buy it, and I'm not leaving until I get it." The Madam figured, why not, so she told him to come in. Once in, she told him to pick any of the girls he liked. He said, "I heard all the men talking about having to get shots after having sex with Amber. THAT'S the girl I want." Since the little boy was so adamant and had the money to pay for it, the Madam told him to go to the first room on the right. He headed down the hall, dragging the squashed frog behind him. Ten minutes later he came back, still dragging the frog, paid the Madam, and headed out the door. The Madam stopped him and asked, "Why did you pick the only girl in the place with a disease, instead of one of the others?" He said, "Well, if you must know, tonight when I get home, my parents are going out to a restaurant to eat, leaving me at home with a baby-sitter. After they leave, my baby-sitter will have sex with me because she just happens to be very fond of cute little boys. She will then get the disease that I just caught. When Mom and Dad get back, Dad will take the baby-sitter home. On the way, he'll jump the baby-sitter's bones, and he'll catch the disease. Then when Dad gets home from the baby-sitter's, he and Mom will go to bed and have sex, and Mom will catch it. In the morning when Dad goes to work, the milkman will deliver the milk, have a quickie with Mom, and catch the disease, and HE'S the son-of-a-bitch who ran over my FROG. | | |
| I wonder how many people know
about this?
A 36 year old female had an accident several weeks ago
and totaled her car.
A resident of Kilgore, Texas, she was
traveling between
Gladewater & Kilgore. It was raining, though not
excessively, when her car suddenly began to hydroplane and literally flew
through the air. She was not seriously injured but very stunned at the
sudden occurrence!
When she explained to the highway patrolman what had
happened he told her something that every driver should know - NEVER D
RIVE IN THE RAIN WITH...... YOUR CRUISE CONTROL ON . She had thought she
was being cautious by setting the cruise control and maintaining a
safe consistent speed in the rain.
But the highway patrolman
told her that if the cruise control is on and your car begins to
hydroplane -- when your tires lose contact with the pavement, your car will
accelerate to a higher rate of speed and you take off like an
airplane. She told the patrolman that was exactly what had occurred.
The
highway patrol estimated her car was actually traveling through the
air at 10 to 15 miles per hour faster than the speed set on the cruise
control.
The patrolman said this warning should be listed, on the
driver's seat sun-visor - NEVER USE THE CRUISE CONTROL WHEN THE PAVEMENT
IS WET OR ICY, along with the airbag warning. We tell our teenagers to
set the cruise control and drive a safe speed - but we don't tell them to
use the cruise control only when the pavement is dry.
The only
person the accident victim found, who knew this (besides the patrolman),
was a man who had had a similar accident, totaled his car and
sustained severe injuries. | | |
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