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.
17 comments:
Thanks for that, it was very good.
Wonderful, powerful post. Makes one stop and think doesn't it?
I posted this some time ago on my blog. It's awesome, isn't it. Well worth the read again!! Puts life into the right light for all of us.
Really great picture - I'll be thinking about this today and what "cups" I can trade in for the paper kind!
Great post. I enjoyed reading it.
Very true.
What a neat post! Like penless said, it really makes one stop and think.
So true!!
Big hugs,
Candy
I remember reading this on Ginger's blog when I was just a lurker. It was one of the reasons I decided to introduce myself to her. Anyone who posts that kind of thought-provoking and inspirational story on her blog must be cool. I was right -- twice. :-)
Thanks for the comments. You like to do your homework, huh? Yes, I'm south of where you thought I was. :-)
So, what did your four-year-old make for lunch?
:-D
So true!
This goes along with "penless thoughts" post today too. The need to re-evaluate ourselves and what drives us. Thanks for the reminder!
Lovely reminder of an important principle.
Also - GREAT corner tag "as for me and my blog...." I've enjoyed exploring around different parts of your site and reading some fo the past posts. Isn't it amazing how our technology allows us to fellowship as sisters in Christ even though we've never met?
Momma Roar, that was an excellent post:::clapping:::::
Thank you for sharing that.
Julieann:)
Oh, how true. Very good. Thanks for sharing that with us. connie from Texas
Well I have to agree with what everyone else posted, this was very good and very true!!
What a great post! It's too easy to get caught up in the race to see who can have the best stuff when the best "stuff" is what we already have... God, friends, and family.
I've heard this before, but I'll probably need to hear it again. Thanks for sharing. It's very thought provoking.
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