The misery behind a coffee (ARIYO GBEMISOLA)

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RESPONSE TO LIFE CHALLENGES 

       
Trials might be coming and all hope gone, but in all things, I will stand firm, challenges is all around, but the way you react to each problems determines how strong you are. During my quest for solutions to my personal problems, I was asked to read this story. It goes thus;                          
 A lady went to our mother, sharing her problems with her, she was fed up and wanted to quit. Her mother took her to the kitchen, sat her down, her mom took three pots, filled each pot with water and placed them on fire. In the first, she placed Carrots, the second she placed an Egg, and the last, she placed  ground coffee beans. She let them sit and boil for twenty minutes (20m)

After twenty minutes, she turned off the burners. She fished the carrots out and placed them in a bowl. Then she ladled the coffee out and poured into a bowl. Removing the eggs, she placed in a bowl.                                     
  She was asked to feel each substance, she felt the carrot, it was soft. Then moved to the egg, she peeled the shell and observed the hard boiled egg. Finally, she sip the coffee and smiled at the rich aroma.                       
  Many might think this story is not meaningful, but I will tell you the meaning of the scenario above.     Each of the substance had passed through the same adversity, BOILING WATER. The carrot went in hard, strong and unrelenting, but after passing through heat it became soft without any strength. The egg went in with a tender and soft layer, guided by the shell, but coming out, it became very hard. Lastly the coffee beans went into a pure clean water and change the colour of the water.                                
Now, which one are you, Am I the carrot that seems strong but with pain and adversity  wilt, became soft  and lose my strength?                         
Am I an egg with a malleable heart, but changes with the heat? Do I have a fluid spirit, but with death, breakup, failures and pains become stiff and hardened and stiff? Does my shell look the same but hard and bitter inside.     
Or are you the coffee that changes the water, whenever there is a problem, you change the situation of your environment, you don't allow your problem to rule you, but you rule your problem.                        
That's how to tackle problems round us, don't be overwhelmed with your challenge, but deal with it pragmatically.           
 I choose to be a Coffee.

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