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May 21, 2007
God's Coffee
(From an email...and is this ever true!)
A group of alumni, all highly established in their respective
careers, got together for a visit with their old university
professor. The conversation soon turned to complaints about
the endless stress of work and life.
Offering his guests coffee, the professor went into the
kitchen and soon returned with a large pot of coffee and an
eclectic assortment of cups: porcelain, plastic, glass, crystal -
-some plain, some expensive, some quite exquisite.
Quietly he told them to help themselves to some fresh
coffee...
When each of his former students had a cup of coffee in hand,
the old professor quietly cleared his throat and began to patiently
address the small gathering...
"You may have noticed that all of the nicer looking cups were
taken up first, leaving behind the plainer and cheaper ones. While
it is only natural for you to want only the best for yourselves that
is actually the source of much of your stress-related problems...
Be assured that the cup itself adds no quality to the coffee
In fact, the cup merely disguises or dresses up what we drink.
What each of you really wanted was coffee, not a cup, but you
instinctively went for the best cups... Then you began eyeing each
other's cups...."
"Now consider this: Life is coffee. Jobs, money, and position
in society are merely cups. They are just tools to shape and contain
Life, and the type of cup we have does not truly define nor change
the quality of the Life we live... "Often, by concentrating only on
the cup, we fail to enjoy the coffee that God has provided us... God
brews the coffee, but he does not supply the cups. Enjoy your coffee!"
The happiest people don't have the best of everything, they just
make the best of everything...So please remember:
Live simply.
Love generously.
Care Deeply.
Speak Kindly.
Leave the
Rest to God
Posted by tracey at May 21, 2007 09:28 PM