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Получих тази история от приятел. За източник беше посочено дежурното „някъде от Интернет“. Съжалявам, че не мога да посоча автора, но историята е хубава и затова реших да я публикувам и тук. Ще ви хареса. Ще ви накара да се замислите. И да решите какво сте – моркови, яйца или кафе? Една млада жена посетила майка си и й разказала за живота и трудностите, които трябва да преодолява всеки ден. За това, колко е изморена да се бори продължително. Имала чувството, че в момента, в който един проблем се разреши, идва нов на негово място. Майка й я завела в кухнята. Напълнила три тенджери с вода и ги сложи на котлона да се стоплят. Водата бързо завряла. В първата майката сложила моркови, във втората – яйца, а в третата – смляно кафе. После отново ги върнала на котлона да врят, без да каже и дума. След десетина минути загасила огъня, отцедила морковите и ги сложила в купа, извадила яйцата и тях сложила в купа, а най-накрая изляла и кафето в чаша. После се обърнала се към дъщеря си с въпроса: „Кажи ми, какво видя?“ „Моркови, яйца и кафе“ – бил отговорът на момичето. Тогава майката й казала да се приближи до морковите. Когато момичето го направило, забелязало, че морковите са меки. След това майката я помолила да вземе едно от яйцата и да счупи черупката му. Когато момичето го направило, то установило, че яйцето е станало твърдо. Най-накрая майката помолила дъщеря си да опита от кафето. Момичето се усмихнало и с удоволствие опитало от богатия аромат на кафето, а после попитало: „Но, какво всъщност означава това, мамо?“ Тогава майка й й обяснила, че всеки има различни начини да се изправи пред едно и също нещастие: врящата вода. Всеки реагира по различен начин. – Първо морковите били твърди и силни, обаче врящата вода ги подчинила и ги направила меки и слаби. – После яйцата, които в началото били чупливи и тънката им черупка предпазвала течността вътре, a след като престояли известно време във врящата вода, вътрешността им станала твърда. – Единствено смлените кафени зърна останали себе си. След като били подчинени на врящата вода, те я променили. „Ти от кои си? – попитала майката. Когато нещастието тропа на твоята врата, как реагираш ти? Какво си ти – морков, яйце или кафено зърно?“ Кой съм аз? Дали съм морков, който изглежда силен, но става мек и губи своята сила пред болката и нещастието? Или може би яйце, което има меко сърце, но се променя, когато ситуацията се нажежи? Или съм кафено зърно, което всъщност променя топлата вода – обстоятелството, довело до неговата болка? Когато водата се стопля, то освобождава своя вкус и аромат. Ако си като кафеното зърно, когато нещата ти изглеждат най-лоши, ти ще станеш най-добрата и ще промениш ситуацията около себе си. Когато времето изглежда най-мрачно, а трудностите са най-големи, дали това не те отвежда на по-друго ниво? Как ти ръководиш бедите? Дали си морков, яйце или кафено зърно? Можеш ли да имаш достатъчно радост, за да останеш мека, достатъчно препятствия, за да останеш твърда, достатъчно мъка, за да запазиш човешкото у себе си и достатъчно надежда, за да те направи щастлива? Tags: мъдри мисли, себепознание, уроци
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Last night, I was surfing for some information on a certain something, one thing lead to another and somehow I reached a blog which really touched me. God gives us that which he knows we can handle .. but reading these stories left me speechless. Often I have heard, that a marriage can barely make it out intact after death or trauma of a child and yet I am so glad and astonished at how these parents have stood their ground together thru such a tragedy. Remarkable and amazing ! Indeed their faith has kept them together. I will leave the links in the end for all of you’ll, meanwhile here is a small yet very inspiring story : An Analogy – A carrot, an egg and a cup of coffee… You may never look at a cup of coffee the same way again…….. 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 though just as one problem was solved, a new one arose. Her mother took her to the kitchen. She filled three pots with water and placed each on a high fire. Soon the pots came to a boil. In the first, she placed carrots, in the second she placed eggs, and in 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 you see.” Carrots, eggs, and coffee,” she replied. Her mother brought her closer and asked her to feel the carrots. She did, and noted that they were soft. The mother then asked the daughter to take the egg and break it. After pulling off the shell, she observed the hard boiled egg. Finally, the mother asked the daughter to sip the coffee. The daughter smiled as she tasted its rich aroma. The daughter then asked, “What does it mean, mother?” Her mother explained that each of these objects had faced the same adversity: boiling water. 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 hour is the darkest and trials are their greatest, do you elevate yourself to another level? How do you handle adversity? Are you a carrot, an egg or a coffee bean? The happiest of people don’t necessarily have the best of everything; they just make the most of everything that comes along their way. The brightest future will always be based on a forgotten past; you can’t go forward in life until you let go of your past failures and heartaches. When you were born, you were crying and everyone around you was smiling. Live your life so at the end, you’re the one who is smiling and everyone around you is crying. You might want to send this message to those people who mean something to you; to those who have touched your life in one way or another; to those who make you smile when you really need it; to those who make you see the brighter side of things when you are really down; to those whose friendship you appreciate; to those who are so meaningful in your life. It’s easier to build a child than to repair an adult… When Allah swt wishes to test his children’s faith, He usually tests them with Children or wealth. Some how in most cases, money follows child issues. Imagine a couple who has two disabled children, or a couple who knows one of his child has already been living on grace period out of very chronic severe disease, the pain anguish and helplessness, is something, I cannot even fathom, let aside feel. Here are the two stories I had mentioned in the begining. Please pray for the children as much for the parents. They need all the prayers. http://allaccesspasstojack.blogspot.com/2009/11/god-is-good-even-when-breathing-is.html http://becca-boo-baby-boo.blogspot.com/ http://busiestmommyinamerica.blogspot.com/ These are no doubt special moms and dads and what makes them special is that inspite of being just like you and me, flesh bones and emotions, they had the choice of accepting defeat in adversity and giving up, yet they kept fighting .. taking each day at a time. Remarkable stories of real life heros ~ moms and dads, just like you and me.