Who Am I?

An analogy
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 to make it and wanted to
give up.She was tired fighting and struggling.It seemed as one problem wa
solved and a new one arose.
Her mother took her to the kitchen.She filled three pots of water.In the
first,she placed carrots,in the second she place eggs and the last she
placed ground coffee beans.She let them sit and boil without saying a word.
In about twenty minutesshe turned off the burners.She fished the carrots out
and palced them in a bowl.She pulled the egss out and placed them in a
bowl.The she ladled the coffee out and placed it in a mug.
Turning to her daughter,she asked," Tell me,what do yo see?"
"Carrots,eggs and coffee,"the daughter replied.
She brought her closer and asked her to feel the carrots.She did and noted
that they were soft.She then asked her to take the eggs and break it.After
pulling the shell,she obseverd the hard boiled egg.Finally,she asked her to
sip the coffee.The daughter smiled as she tasted its rich aroma.
the daughter then asked," What's the point,mother?"
Her mother explained that each of these objects had faced the same
adversity-boiling water-but each reacted differently.The carrots 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 a carrot that seems strong,but with pain and adversity,do I wilt and
become soft and lose my strenght?
Am I the egg that starts with a malleable heart,but chages 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 the stiff spirit and a
hardened heart?
Or am I like the coffee bean? the bean actually changes the hot water,the
very circumstances that brings the pain.When the water gets hot,it releases
its fragrance and flavor,If you are like the bean,when things are at their
worst,you get hte better and change the situation around you.
when the hours are the darkest and trials are their greatest do you elevate
to another level? How do you handle adversity.
ARE YOU A CARROT,AN EGG ,OR A COFFEE BEAN?