carrot?egg?coffee?[转贴]

lhongy

一个女儿对父亲抱怨她的生活，抱怨事事都那么艰难。她不知该如何应付生活，想要自暴自弃了。她已厌倦抗争和奋斗，好像一个问题刚解决，新的问题就又出现了。
她的父亲是位厨师，他把她带进厨房。他先往三只锅里倒入一些水，然后把它们放在旺火上烧。不久锅里的水烧开了。他往一只锅里放些胡萝卜，第二只锅里放入鸡蛋，最后一只锅里放入碾成粉状的咖啡。他将它们浸入开水中煮，一句话也没说。
女儿咂咂嘴，不耐烦地等待着，纳闷父亲在做什么。大约20分钟后，他把火闭了，把胡萝卜捞出来放入一个碗内，把鸡蛋捞出来放入另一个碗内，然后又把咖啡舀到一个杯子里。做完这些后，他才转过身问女儿：“亲爱的，你看见什么了？”“胡萝卜、鸡蛋、咖啡。”她回答。
他让她靠近些并让她用手摸摸胡萝卜。她摸了摸，注意到它们变软了。父亲又让女儿拿一只鸡蛋并打破它。将壳剥掉后，她看到了是只煮熟的鸡蛋。最后，他让她啜饮咖啡。品尝到香浓的咖啡，女儿笑了。她怯声问道：“父亲，这意味着什么？”
他解释说，这三样东西面临同样的逆境——煮沸的开水，但其反应各不相同。胡萝卜入锅之前是强壮的，结实的，毫不示弱；但进入开水后，它变软了，变弱了。鸡蛋原来是易碎的。它薄薄的外壳保护着它呈液体的内脏。但是经开水一煮，它的内脏变硬了。而粉状咖啡则很独特，进入沸水后，它们倒改变了水。“哪个是你呢？”他问女儿。“当逆境找上门来时，你该如何反应？你是胡萝卜，是鸡蛋，还是咖啡？”
你呢？每一个看这故事的人，你是看似强硬，但遭遇痛苦和逆境后畏缩了，变软弱了，失去了力量的胡萝卜吗？你是内心原本可塑的鸡蛋吗？你先是个性情不定的人，但经过死亡、分手、离异或失业，是不是变得坚强了，变得倔强了？你的外壳看似从前，但你是不是因有了坚强的性格和内心而变得严厉强硬了？或者你像是咖啡吗？咖啡改变了给它带来痛苦的开水，并在它达到华氏212度的高温时让它散发出诱人的香味。水最烫时，它的味道更好了。如果你像咖啡，你会在情况最糟糕时，变得有出息了，并使周围的情况改变好了。

sras

Carrot, Egg or Coffee?  

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 a new one arose.

Her mother took her to the kitchen. She filled three pots with water. In the first, she placed carrots, in the second she placed eggs and the last she placed ground coffee beans. She let them sit and boil without saying a word.

In about twenty minutes she turned off the burners. She fished the carrots out and placed them in a bowl. She pulled the eggs out and placed them in a bowl. Then she ladled the coffee out and placed it in a bowl. Turning to her daughter, she asked, "Tell me what do you see?"

"Carrots, eggs, and coffee," she replied.

She brought her closer and asked her to feel the carrots. She did and noted that they got soft.She then asked her to take an egg and break it.

After pulling off the shell, she observed the hard-boiled egg.

Finally, she asked her to sip the coffee. The daughter smiled, as she tasted its rich aroma. The daughter then asked. "What's the point, mother?"

Her mother explained that each of these objects had faced the same adversity--boiling water--but 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. Its thin outer shell had protected its liquid interior. But, after sitting through the boiling water, its inside became hardened.

The ground coffee beans were unique, however. After they were in the boiling water they had changed the water.

"Which are you?" she asked her daughter. "When adversity knocks on your door, how do you respond? Are you a carrot, an egg, or a coffee bean?"

Think of this:  Which am I?

Am I the carrot that seems strong, but with pain and adversity, do I wilt and become soft and lose my strength?

Am I the egg that starts with a malleable heart, but changes with the heat? Did I have a fluid spirit, but after a death, a breakup, a financial hardship or some other trial, have I become hardened and stiff?

Does my shell look the same, but on the inside am I bitter and tough with a stiff spirit and a hardened heart?

Or am I like the coffee bean? The bean actually changes the hot water, the very circumstance that brings the pain. When the water gets hot, it releases the fragrance and flavor. If you are like the bean, when things are at their worst, you get better and change the situation around you.

When the hours are the darkest and trials are their greatest do you elevate to another level?

How do you handle Adversity? ARE YOU A CARROT, AN EGG, OR A COFFEE BEAN?




Don't tell GOD how big your storm is. Tell the storm how big your GOD is!



Thanks 'Bean'!

sras

So, are you a carrot, an egg, or a coffee bean?

sras

This is another version:

CARROT, EGG OR COFFEE BEAN-WHICH ARE YOU?
　  
  A daughter complained to her father about her life and  how things were so hard for her. She did not how she was going to  make it and wanted to give u p. She was tired of fighting and  struggling. It  seemed as one problem was solved a new one arose.

Her father, a chef, took her to the kitchen. He filled  three pots with water and placed each on a high fire. Soon the
pots came to a boil. In one he placed carrots, in the second he placed eggs, and the last he placed ground coffee beans. He let them sit and boil, without  saying a word.

The daughter sucked her teeth and impatiently waited,  wondering what  he was doing. In about twenty minutes he turned off  the burners. He  fished the carrots out and placed them in a bowl. He  pulled the eggs out and placed them a bowl. Then he ladled the coffee out and placed  it in a bowl.

Turning to her he asked. "Darling, what do you see."

"Carrots, eggs, and coffee," she replied.

He brought her closer and asked her to feel the carrots. She did and noted that they were soft. He then asked her to take
an egg and break it. After pulling off the shell, she observed the hard-boiled egg. Finally, he asked her to sip the coffee. She smiled as she tasted its rich aroma.

She humbly asked. "What does it mean, Father?"

He explained that each of them had faced the same adversity, boiling water, but each reacted differently.  The carrot went in strong, hard, and unrelenting. But after being subjected to the boiling water, it softened and became weak.

The egg had been fragile. Its thin outer shell had protected its liquid interior. But after sitting through the boiling
water, its inside became hardened.

The ground coffee beans were unique however. After they were in the boiling water, they had changed the water.

"Which are you," he asked his daughter. "When adversity knocks on your door, how do you respond? Are you a carrot, an egg, or a coffee bean?"
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How about you? Are you the carrot that seems hard, but with pain and adversity do you wilt and become soft and lose your strength?

Are you the egg, which starts off with a malleable heart? Were you a fluid spirit, but after a death, a breakup, a divorce,
or a layoff have you become hardened and stiff? Your shell looks the same, but are you bitter and tough with a stiff spirit and heart?

Or are you like the coffee bean? The bean changes the hot water, the thing that is bringing the pain, to its peak flavor as
it reaches 212 degrees Fahrenheit. When the water gets the hottest, it just tastes better. If you are like the coffee bean, when things are at their worst, you get better and make things better around you .

When people talk about you, do your praises to the Lord increase?
When the hour is the darkest and trials are their greatest, does your worship elevate to another level?

How do you handle adversity? Are you a carrot, an egg, or a coffee
bean?
  　

　

　
　

sras

Thank you lhongy........

萝卜、鸡蛋、咖啡豆

lhongy

也谢谢你！

kldw

俺说不好俺要做什么，但是俺会把这个故事讲给女儿听。

maymay

carrot、egg、coffee?哪个是你？
lhongy姐姐，好故事，喜欢。[em15]