Coffee Cups
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 the 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 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 is 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 you began eyeing each other's cups.
'Now consider this: Life is the coffee; the jobs, 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."
God brews the coffee, not the cups.......... Enjoy your coffee!
"The happiest people don't have the best of everything. They just make the best of everything."
Live simply. Love generously. Care deeply. Speak kindly. Leave the
rest to God! [;)]
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 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 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 is 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 you began eyeing each other's cups.
'Now consider this: Life is the coffee; the jobs, 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."
God brews the coffee, not the cups.......... Enjoy your coffee!
"The happiest people don't have the best of everything. They just make the best of everything."
Live simply. Love generously. Care deeply. Speak kindly. Leave the
rest to God! [;)]
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Hairy is that you , can't be. Must be an imposter, can't believe you posted something that puts life into perspective and makes sense. gotta be one of the most worthy and best post you have ever made. Keep it up. [:D] 0 -
Sounds like you're trolling again Hairy! 0 -
I like the idea behind the story. So much that I went and brewed a pot of Hazelnut Folgers (not bad, actually) and poured it into my big, expensive Cabela's cup.
Of course, if I wanted to explore the parable a little more, I guess I could, since the cup was a gift from a friend.0 -
Wow... Now I have seen everything. A Hairy thread with a positive, universally applicable moral. 0 -
I always go for the biggest cup. Wonder what that means. 0 -
Never mind. I figured it out. It mans I like coffee. [:D] 0 -
I gotta wonder about a man braggin' about the size of his cup[:D] 0 -
What about if you drink your coffee from an athletic cup?
I can't speak for everyone, but since mine's the size of a football, I figure I've got a lot of life to put in there [:D][:D][:P]0 -
Nice one Hairy....[:)] 0 -
quote:Originally posted by Bullzeye
What about if you drink your coffee from an athletic cup?
I can't speak for everyone, but since mine's the size of a football, I figure I've got a lot of life to put in there [:D][:D][:P]
Geez, if the guy who owns that athletic cup finds out what you are doing with it, you are going to have a lot of explaining to do.
In the meantime, enjoy your fantasy. [:D][;)]0
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