Lovely soul stirring stuff.
A group of alumni, highly established in their careers, got together
to visit their old university professor. Conversation soon turned
into complaints about stress in work and life. Offering his guests
coffee, the professor went to the kitchen and returned with a large
pot of coffee and an assortment of cups - porcelain, plastic, glass,
crystal, some plain looking, some expensive, some exquisite -
telling them to help themselves to hot coffee.
When all the students had a cup of coffee in hand, the professor
said: "If you noticed, all the nice looking expensive cups
were
taken up, leaving behind the plain and cheap ones. While it is but
normal for you to want only the best for yourselves, that is the
source of your problems and stress.
What all of you really wanted was coffee, not the cup, but you
consciously went for the best cups and were eyeing each other's
cups.
Now if life is coffee, then the jobs, money and position in society
are the cups. They are just tools to hold and contain Life, but
the
quality of Life doesn't change. Some times, by concentrating only
on
the cup, we fail to enjoy the coffee in it."
So, don't let the cups drive you... enjoy the coffee instead.
- Author unknown
Take care and smell the flowers too.
2006-08-01 06:18:26 · 8 answers · asked by easyboy 4 in Social Science ➔ Psychology
Though this is not a question, pls do not mind it. Enjoy the message. Enjoy the flowers and care for the thorns also. Have a great day ! Thanks!
2006-08-01 06:19:35 · update #1
I like Soul untouched's comments! Well said!
2006-08-01 06:40:07 · update #2
I've been contemplating recently about the difference between being and having. This story so well illustrates the nature of being, which is unchanged by having, only by the perception of having or not having. Change your perception, and change your experience of life, i.e. rather than perceiving lack of love, experience love and BE love. Your world can change on a dime. Mine did.
2006-08-01 07:26:00 · answer #1 · answered by shine_radiantstar 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-08-28 14:31:24 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
dude, I totally get what you are saying. but I must interject, that coffee from a styrofoam cup tastes like crap. otherwise, I love the analogy. it is so true.
2006-08-01 06:27:44 · answer #3 · answered by HazelEyes 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Very Nice! Thank you for posting it.
2006-08-01 06:24:41 · answer #4 · answered by Scott 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Very great story. It can be applied to so many things.
2006-08-01 06:40:25 · answer #5 · answered by the holy divine one 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Soul Stiring.Imust say.
2006-08-01 06:30:25 · answer #6 · answered by gndirkds 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Very Nice..Thank you for sharing
2006-08-01 08:19:21 · answer #7 · answered by sugermagnolia26 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
wonderful, thanks for the post. Great message.
2006-08-01 06:26:17 · answer #8 · answered by mightymite1957 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋