A group of graduates, highly established in their careers, got togetherto visit their old university professor. Conversation soon turned intocomplaints 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 the coffee.
When all the students had a cup of coffee, the professor said: "If you noticed, all the nice looking expensive cups were taken up, leavingbehind the simple and cheap ones. While it is normal for you to wantonly the best for yourselves, that is the source of your problems andstress. Be assured that the cup itself adds no quality to the coffee.
In most cases, it is just more expensive and in some cases even hideswhat we drink. What all of you really wanted was coffee, not the cup,but you consciously went for the best cups... Then you began eyeing eachother's cups. Now consider this: Life is the coffee; the jobs, money andposition in society are the cups. They are just tools to hold andcontain Life, and the type of cup we have does not define, nor changethe quality of Life we live. Sometimes, by concentrating on the cup, wefail to enjoy the coffee God has provided us. Enjoy your coffee!."
The happiest people don't have the best of everything. They just make the best of everything. The happiest people in the world are not thosewho have no problems,but those who learn to live with things that areless than perfect.
1. Live simply.
2. Love generously.
3. Care deeply.
4. Speak kindly.
5. Leave the rest to God.
You are the miracle, my friend;
Your life either shines a light OR casts a shadow!
Shine a light & Enjoy the Coffee!!! :)
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