4. Potatoes, Eggs, and Coffee Beans

4. Potatoes, Eggs, and Coffee Beans

Once upon a time a daughter complained to her father that her life was miserable and that she didn’t know how she was going to make it. She was tired of fighting and struggling all the time. It seemed just as one problem was solved, another one soon followed.

Her father, a chef, took her to the kitchen. He filled three pots with water and placed each on a high fire. Once the three pots began to boil, he placed potatoes in one pot, eggs in the second pot, and ground coffee beans in the third pot.

He then let them sit and boil, without saying a word to his daughter. The daughter, moaned and impatiently waited, wondering what he was doing.

After twenty minutes he turned off the burners. He took the potatoes out of the pot and placed them in a bowl. He pulled the eggs out and placed them in a bowl.

He then ladled the coffee out and placed it in a cup. Turning to her he asked. “Daughter, what do you see?”

“Potatoes, eggs, and coffee,” she hastily replied.

“Look closer,” he said, “and touch the potatoes.” 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. Its rich aroma brought a smile to her face.

“Father, what does this mean?” she asked.

He then explained that the potatoes, the eggs and coffee beans had each faced the same adversity– the boiling water.

However, each one reacted differently.

The potato went in strong, hard, and unrelenting, but in boiling water, it became soft and weak.

The egg was fragile, with the thin outer shell protecting its liquid interior until it was put in the boiling water. Then the inside of the egg became hard.

However, the ground coffee beans were unique. After they were exposed to the boiling water, they changed the water and created something new.

“Which are you,” he asked his daughter. “When adversity knocks on your door, how do you respond? Are you a potato, an egg, or a coffee bean? “

Moral:In life, things happen around us, things happen to us, but the only thing that truly matters is what happens within us.

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4. kentang, telur, dan biji kopiSekali waktu seorang anak perempuan mengomel kepada ayahnya bahwa hidupnya sengsara dan dia tidak tahu bagaimana dia akan membuatnya. Dia adalah lelah berjuang dan berjuang sepanjang waktu. Tampaknya hanya sebagai satu masalah ini diselesaikan, satu lagi segera diikuti.Ayahnya, seorang koki, membawanya ke dapur. Dia mengisi 3 panci dengan air dan ditempatkan masing-masing pada api tinggi. Setelah air di ketiga panci itu mulai mendidih, ia ditempatkan kentang dalam satu panci, telur dalam pot kedua, dan tanah biji kopi di ketiga panci.Ia kemudian membiarkannya mendidih, tanpa berkata sepatah kata kepada putrinya. Putri, mengerang dan tak sabar menunggu, bertanya-tanya apa yang dia lakukan.Setelah dua puluh menit dia dimatikan pembakar. Dia mengambil kentang keluar dari panci dan menempatkan mereka dalam mangkuk. Dia mengeluarkan telur dan menempatkan mereka dalam mangkuk.Dia kemudian ladled kopi dan meletakkannya dalam cangkir. Beralih ke nya dia bertanya. "Putri, apa yang engkau lihat?""Kentang, telur, dan kopi," dia tergesa-gesa menjawab."Melihat lebih dekat," katanya, "dan menyentuh kentang." Ia melakukannya dan merasakan wortel itu sudah lunak. Dia kemudian meminta dia untuk mengambil telur dan memecahkannya. Setelah menarik off shell, ia mengamati telur rebus. Akhirnya, sang ayah menyuruhnya untuk meminum sedikit kopinya. Aroma kaya membawa senyum ke wajah."Ayah, apa ini berarti?" Dia bertanya.Dia kemudian menjelaskan bahwa kentang, telur dan biji kopi telah setiap menghadapi sama kesulitan-air mendidih.Namun, setiap benda bereaksi secara berbeda.Kentang pergi kuat, keras, dan tak henti-hentinya, tapi dalam air mendidih, ia menjadi lunak dan lemah.Telur sangatlah rapuh, dengan cangkang luar yang tipis melindungi cairan interior sampai itu dimasukkan ke dalam air mendidih. Kemudian dalam telur menjadi keras.Namun, tanah biji kopi adalah unik. Setelah mereka terkena air mendidih, mereka mengubah air dan menciptakan sesuatu yang baru."Yang Apakah Anda," ia bertanya putrinya. "Ketika kesulitan mengetuk pintumu, bagaimana kamu menanggapinya? Apakah Anda kentang, telur, atau biji kopi? “Moral: dalam hidup, hal-hal yang terjadi di sekitar kita, hal-hal yang terjadi kepada kita, tetapi satu-satunya hal yang benar-benar penting adalah apa yang terjadi dalam diri kita.