Thoughts To Ponder:
"Life is the coffee; the jobs, money and position in society are the cups. They are just tools to hold and contain Life, and the type of cup we have does not define, nor change the quality of life we live."
This morning I looked on my cellphone and browsed on its messages and files. Guess what I saw? I found a lot of stories and thoughts to ponder. I remember my old friend share these to me and send a copy to my phone. I think the stories are worth sharing thoughts for this Holy Week. Let's take a moment to read these gems of meditation and dwell on their true meaning. Hope you like and learn from it. This is a RE-POST. Credit to original author.
The first story for Holy Monday entitled "A Cup of Coffee". This story remind me that life is too short and thus we need to focus on things that really matter. Let's sip it.
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A Cup of Coffee
A group of alumni, highly established in
their careers, got together to visit their old
university professor. Conversation soon
turned into complaints about stress in work
and life.
Offering his guests coffee, the professor
went to the kitchen and returned with a
large pot of coffee and an assortment of
cups - porcelain, plastic, glass, crystal, some
plain looking, some expensive, some
exquisite - telling them to help themselves
to the coffee.
When all the students had a cup of coffee
in hand, the professor said: "If you noticed,
all the nice looking expensive cups have
been taken up, leaving behind the plain and
cheap ones. While it is normal for you to
want only the best for yourselves, that is
the source of your problems and stress.
Be assured that the cup itself adds no
quality to the coffee. In most cases it is just
more expensive and in some cases even
hides what we drink. What all of you really
wanted was coffee, not the cup, but you
consciously went for the best cups... And
then you began eyeing each other's cups.
Now consider this: Life is the coffee; the
jobs, money and position in society are the
cups. They are just tools to hold and
contain Life, and the type of cup we have
does not define, nor change the quality of
life we live.
Sometimes, by concentrating only on the
cup, we fail to enjoy the coffee. Savor the
coffee, not the cups! The happiest people
don't have the best of everything. They just
make the best of everything. Live simply.
Love generously. Care deeply. Speak kindly.
Have a blessed and holy Monday to everyone :)
Tune in tomorrow for more Thoughts to Ponder.
Tune in tomorrow for more Thoughts to Ponder.