Wisdom in a Coffee Cup

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This really says a lot and I think very true.

 

 

 

 

Wisdom in a Coffee Cup

>> A group of alumni, highly established in their careers, got > together to visit their old university professor. The 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 expensive, some exquisite, and some > plain-looking paper cups- telling them to help themselves to the > coffee.>> After all the students had a cup of coffee in hand, the professor > said, "If you noticed, all the nice-looking, expensive cups were > taken, 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.BE ASSURED that the cup > itself adds NO QUALITY to the coffee. In most cases, it's just more > expensive and in some cases even hides what we drink.>> What all of you really wanted was coffee, not the cup, but you > consciously went for the best cups and then began eyeing each > other's cups.">> "Now consider this: Life is the coffee - and the jobs, houses, > cars, things, money and position in society are the cups. They are > just tools to hold and contain life, and the type of cup we have > does not define nor change the quality of life we live. Sometimes, > by concentrating only on the cup, we fail to enjoy the coffee God > has provided us. We brew the coffee, not the cups. Enjoy your coffee.">> "Being happy doesn't mean everything is perfect; It means you've > decided to see beyond the imperfections.">> Live simply. Love generously. Care deeply. Speak kindly. Leave > the rest to God.