Once a group of highly established alumni got
together to visit their old university professor. The conversation among them
soon turned into complaints about their stressful work and life. The professor
went to his kitchen and returned with a large pot of coffee and an assortment
of cups, including porcelain, glass, plastic, crystal, some plain-looking, some
expensive, and some exquisite. The professor told them to help themselves to
the coffee.
After all the students had a cup of coffee in
their hands, the professor said:
“Did you notice all the nice looking cups are
taken and only the plain inexpensive ones are left behind” While it is normal
for everyone to want the best for themselves, but that is the source of
problems and stress in your life. The cup itself adds no quality to the coffee.
In most cases, it’s just more expensive and hides what we drink.
“What all of you wanted was coffee, not the
cup, but all of you consciously went for good looking expensive cups and then
began eyeing on each other’ s cups.”
“Let’s consider that life is the coffee and
the jobs, houses, cars, things, money, and position are the cups. The type of cup we have does not define or
change the quality of our lives.”
Sometimes we fail to enjoy the coffee by concentrating
only on the cup we have. Being happy doesn’t mean everything’s around you is
perfect. It means you’ve decided to see beyond the imperfections and find
peace. And the peace lies within you, not in your career, jobs, or the houses
you have.
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You always know the right thing to say.