A young woman went to her mother and told her about her life and how things were so hard for her. She did not know how she was going to make it and wanted to give up. She was tired of fighting and struggling. It seemed as one problem was solved, another took it's place.
Her mother took her to the kitchen and filled three pots of water placing them each on high fire on the stove.
Soon the pots came to a boil.
In the first she placed carrots, in the second she placed eggs, and in the last she placed whole coffee beans, letting them sit and boil without saying a word.
In about twenty minutes she turned off the burners and fishing out the carrots she placed them in a bowl. Then she pulled the eggs out and placed them in a bowl. She then ladled the coffee out and placed it in a bowl.
Turning to her daughter, she said, "tell me what you see"
The daughter replied, " Carrots, eggs and coffee. "
Then her mother brought her closer and asked her to feel the carrots. She did and noted that they were soft. The mother then asked the daughter to take an egg and break it. After pulling off the shell, she observed the hard boiled egg.
Finally, the mother asked the daughter to sip the coffee. The daughter smiled as she tasted it's rich aroma.
The mother then explained that each of these objects had faced the same adversity...
boiling water. And each reacted differently. The carrot went in strong, hard, and unrelenting. However, after being subjected to the boiling water, it softened and became weak.
The egg had been fragile, it's thin outer shell had protected it's liquid interior, but after sitting through the boiling water it's inside became hardened.
The coffee beans were unique however, because after they were in the boiling water, they had changed the water.
She then turned to her daughter and asked: " Which are you? "
She continued: " When adversity knocks on your door, how do you respond? Are you a carrot, an egg or a coffee bean? "
Are you the carrot that seems strong but with pain and adversity do you wilt or become soft and lose your strength?
Are you the egg that starts with a malleable heart, but changes with the heat? Did you have a fluid spirit but after a death, or some trial or hardship did you become hardened or stiff?
Or are you the coffee bean? The bean actually changes the hot water, the very circumstance that brings you the pain. When the water gets hot, it releases the fragrance and flavor.
If you are the bean, when things get worse, you get better and change the situation around you. When the hour is at the darkest and the trials are at their greatest, do you elevate yourself to another level?
How do you handle adversity? Are you a carrot, an egg or a coffee bean?
The happiest of people don't necessarily have the best of everything....they just make the most of everything that comes their way.
When you were born, you were crying and everyone around you was smiling. Live your life so at the end, you're the one who is smiling and everyone around you is crying.
May you have enough happiness to make you sweet, enough trials to make you strong, enough sorrow to keep you human and enough hope to make you happy.
MAY WE ALL BE COFFEE BEANS
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RollingC posted on May 12, 2007
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RollingC said on May 12, 2007....
This was posted at my job site after a situation happened with some characters that worked there (I had to do a disciplinary incident report) and I thought that this was rich enough to share with you all.
Rc
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secretlife said on May 12, 2007....
thank you RC...i'm trying not to be a hard boiled egg, but i'll tell you, it's not as easy as it seems! -
RollingC said on May 12, 2007....
Gosh Secret.... you and me both....
Hang in there....(that's what I'm doing).
Rc
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brokendreams said on May 12, 2007....
i went from carrot to egg in the past few months...this summer i'm goin coffee bean crazy.
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RollingC said on May 12, 2007....
Broken...
The hard part about life...and I'm still learning it...is that it's what you make of it, not what you accumulate or achieve in the eyes of others. Thanks for commenting.
Rc
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brokendreams said on May 12, 2007....
oh ok...i guess what i'm trying to say is i'm no longer weak, i'm hardened. but as soon as i get to leave this damn town i'm in, i am striving for coffee bean. -
RollingC said on May 12, 2007....
God Bless and good luck to you Broken.... if you ever come to South Fla. give me a holler....
Rc
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brokendreams said on May 12, 2007....
haha...holler...thanks much for the blessings. -
Jenna said on May 12, 2007....
Hey RC.....I have to admit...I have been all three. I have been the carrot that became weak.....there are times when I was the egg, and I have been the coffee bean a time or two.......really trying to make an effort here and adopt the coffee bean mentality.Hope you are doing well!J/k -
RollingC said on May 13, 2007....
I know you'll make it Jenna.... you got coffee bean mentality showing. ☺
Rc
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MissMimi said on May 13, 2007....
This past year and a half, I have gone from carrot to egg, and I'm working really hard to evolve into a coffee bean. The coffee's still a little bitter yet. Thank you, Rc, this is a great way to explain it. -
Lioness said on May 13, 2007....
It's nice to read very inspiring posts like this once in a while. Thanks RC. It all boils down on attitude and self preservation. I wanted to become a coffee bean too.. Still working my way towards that. =) -
sweet_cookie01 said on May 13, 2007....
someday i will be one hell of a strong coffe bean! -
gingersoul said on May 13, 2007....
Rolling....i have to join Jenna...i have been and i am all the three together.....someday at the same time....lol....
I grew up a mix between coffe bean and carrot ......strong and hard almost arrogant...them some events in my life made me turn in a mix between carrot and strugglingg egg but my soft inner me didnt even harden enough as i would have liked ....
i know i am a coffe bean....no doubt about it....first i am exotic, second i love coffee....lol...third i am getting back there even if right now this boiling water is still too scorching hot ..... ....nice post, Rolling.....
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mormonblog2 said on May 13, 2007....
I conquered lymphoma cancer through prayer and an easy healthy diet ;
when I am truly trying to live all of Christ's commandments, praying to my Eternal Father in Heaven, closing my prayers in the name of Jesus Christ, I have learned the truth
of my great great grandmother SARAH STUDEVANT LEAVITT's statement "The fervent and effectual prayer of a rigtheous man (person) availeth much," saith the Lord.
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RollingC said on May 14, 2007....
Lioness... thank you...I can't take the credit for this as somebody else wrote it but when it was posted after an incident at work I took it the same way...attitude towards life and living your life.
Sweet....that day will come I'm sure
Missmimi..that's a transition we all make while learning how to become a coffee bean.
Ginger....I know what you mean as sometimes one has to shift gears mentally, emotionally, and even socially depending on situations.
Mormonblog......God bless you my friend. A truly blessed individual is one that accepts Our Lord and all His ways.
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brokendreams said on May 14, 2007....
holler RollingC!
is it possible for an individual to be a coffee bean and brew a bitter blend...i'm thinking it is...(i'm relating this to a real-life family drama right now)
thanks and holler!
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RollingC said on May 15, 2007....
Hey broken....it's possible as anything is possible....I hear you hollering. Go ahead and e-mail me....hold your cursor over my name and send me an e-mail...we can chat about it with each other.
Keep your hopes up and your family drama has a solution so don't despair.
Rc
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jayjaybagiu said on May 15, 2007....
Thanks. To me I can't move without God. A lot of people say "don't waste your time praying to God, God is just an imaginary figure". All i have to do is believe and not dream. -
brokendreams said on May 15, 2007....
thanks Rolling...may take you up on that email when I get a chance! -
mormonblog2 said on May 15, 2007....
Hello RollingC:
You made a comment I think about my cancer recovery and faith. I can't find it, my email: mormonblog@gmail.com. I would like to have an email conversation with you.
Thanks Joe
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skald said on May 18, 2007....
RollingC. This is the first time I come to your blog and this is a great post. thank you for that story. I see you have subscribed to me and after having read this I will subscribe to you at once. -
CreativeWoman said on May 18, 2007....
I will strive to be a coffee bean.
Great post.
CW
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mormonblog2 said on May 18, 2007....
Besides my own cancer and disease. I have worked with many many people on cancer and disease. Some were declared terminal, but using the principles that I talk about on my blog they had fantastic complete recovery, if they were determined, prayed, and followed the spirit.You absolutely have to believe and be convinced that it can be done. -
MsStar39 said on May 20, 2007....
I have always ways loved this Rolling. Thanks for reminding me of it. -
orangesummer said on May 22, 2007....
i really like this story and can relate to it well. it inspires me to go through with my changes. thanks! and like someone else said...holler! -
tazcat said on Jun 05, 2007....
RollingC,I liked your post so much that I copied down 2 quotes from it:--When you were born...and--May you have...Both very inspiring, as was the entire post. Thanks for keeping me "on track". I think I am working very hard to do the "coffee bean tango" right now. Turning into the egg might be my biggest concern right now.-Tazcat -
RollingC said on Jun 08, 2007....
Thank you Taz...... -
southerngirl said on Jun 10, 2007....
That is so cute and make so much sense, in my life time, i have been all three and still experience all or one or another on a daily basic. -
sunsethue said on Jun 13, 2007....
hi friend... not in the mood to blog the past few months... anyway, i just passed by to say hello... one of these days you will hear something from me... i will just hibernate for a little while more... cya -
destinydiva said on Jun 16, 2007....
I love this post.......
I have always been a coffee bean...but as with every cup of coffee ...how it tastes depends on who made it :-) how much you enjoy it depends on who your drinking it with......how much pleasure it brings depends on the purpose of drinking it.....
sometimes I allowed the water to change me...but I never ever become an egg.......at least I try not too....... I guess there is certain situations where I'm the carrot.....I think I'm strong enough to take the heat.....but if I realise I'm not then instead of letting it soften me I jump out!!! (he he Im a runner bean lol)
anyways I dont like coffee....but I'm starting to like me again.....
Destiny x
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RollingC said on Jun 16, 2007....
And that's the important step Destiny..... :>) -
lfbno7 said on Jun 17, 2007....
mormon. my mom also had lymphoma. she went through three sessions of chemotherapy in her life. the lymphoma was beaten back every time. she lived to a ripe old age in her 80s and did not die of cancer. she lived a long and happy life.
i don't think i'm a coffee bean cause i don't like coffee at all. i like eggs though. maybe i'm an egg. a medium boiled egg. maybe i'm a soggy carrot. i donno.
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kruuyai said on Aug 27, 2008....
Rolling, I liked this post. I think i'd have to say I've been an egg, but hopefully I can find a way to change into herbal tea (don't like coffee). = ) -
RollingC said on Aug 27, 2008....
Kruu.... the theory is the same though....thanks for visiting. :^)