Carrot, Eggs or Coffee Beans?

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A girl is complaining to her father about her life and how the conditions are very hard for her. She doesn’t know how to handle and she wants give up. She was tire to continue fight and struggle. It looks like when one problem solved, there’s another problem.

Her father, a chef, took her into kitchen then fill 3 pots began to boil. In the first pot he put the carrots, in another pot he laid eggs and in the last pot he put the coffee beans. He let those boil without saying a word at all.

The daughter confused with what her father did. She has a problem but her father act strange.

Half hour later, the father walked to the stove and turn off the stove. Remove all ingredients to each glass. The father asked, “Dear, what do you see?” She quickly replied, “Carrots, eggs and coffee”.

The father took her closer and asked her to feel the carrots. She does it and feels the carrots already softened. Then the father asked her to take the eggs that have been boiled and crack it. After she cracked the egg shells, she observed that those all solid. Last, the father asked her to drink the coffee. Her face wrinkled when she taste the power of coffee flavor. She asked him, “What’s the purpose of these all?”

The father explains, “Each of these object through the same thing, 100 degrees hot water. But each of it react differently. The carrots put in with strong and hard texture. But after going through boiled, it becomes soft and weak. The eggs are very fragile. Thin outer shell protects the liquid inside. But after being in boiling water, it became hardened. The coffee beans are unique. Once they were in boiling water, it had stronger and richer smell and taste. So which one are you?

Are you the carrots, eggs or coffee beans? Do you carrots that look strong but with a little pain difficulty and hot you become lethargic, softened and powerless? Do you eggs which initially have a soft heart and spirit that flowing likes liquid but after almost die, a farewell, a divorce a job cuts you become hard and rigid? Your shell looks the same but your heart and soul turned into very hard and rigid. Or, are you coffee beans? Coffee beans would not get the strong taste and aroma until it heated in 100 degrees boiling water. When everything is going worse you actually can do better. When in the dark days, your soul would rise to the next level.”