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Grandmother Says... Carrots, Eggs, or Coffee; "Which are you?"

A young woman went to her grandmother 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 one problem was solved a new

one arose.

Her grandmother took her to the kitchen. She filled three pots with water. In the

first, she placed carrots, in the second she placed eggs and 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 granddaughter, she

asked, "Tell me what do you see?"

"Carrots, eggs, and coffee," she replied.

She brought her closer and asked her to feel the carrots. She did and noted that they

got soft.She then asked her to take an egg and break it.

After pulling off the shell, she observed the hard-boiled egg.

Finally, she asked her to sip the coffee. The granddaughter smiled, as she tasted its

rich aroma. The granddaughter then asked. "What's the point,grandmother?"

Her grandmother explained that each of these objects had faced the same adversity--

boiling water--but 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 granddaughter.

"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 hours are the darkest and trials are their greatest do you elevate to another

level?

---AUTHOR UNKNOWN

Tags: carrots, coffee, eggs

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When I was younger, I would probably have fallen into the carrot category. Today, I think I'm a tiny bite of egg with a big ol' cup of coffee.

The egg becomes firm and strong, the carrot becomes forgiving and the bean becomes useless because it was drained of its flavor.

I pick the carrot.

I would've asked, "Where are the Twinkies?"

Yeah, or the donuts?

:-)

I like the carrots.....even cooked they're sweet.

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