Carrots, Eggs or Coffee.. Morcov, Ou sau Cafea..

EN: Carrots, Eggs or Coffee; "Which are you?" she asked her granddaughter

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.

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RO: Morcov, Ou sau Cafea - "Cu care dintre ele te asemeni?" a intrebat-o pe nepoata sa.

O tanara a vizitat-o pe bunica sa si i-a spus despre viata ei si cum lucrurile erau asa de dificile pentru ea. Nu stia cum se va descurca si era pe punctul sa renunte. Se saturase sa se lupte si sa se straduiasca asa de mult. Parea ca atunci cand o problema se rezolva, una noua ii lua locul.

Bunica a condus-o in bucatarie. A umplut trei oale cu apa. In prima a pus morcovi, in a doua a pus oua si in ultima a pus boabe de cafea. Le-a lasat la fiert fara sa spuna un cuvant.

In aproximativ 20 de minute a inchis focul. A scos morcovii din oala si i-a pus intr-un bol. A scos ouale din cealalta oala si le-a pus intr-un alt bol. La fel a facut si cu cafeaua. Intorcandu-se la nepoata sa, a intrebat-o "Spune-mi, ce vezi?"

"Morcovi, oua si cafea" a raspuns aceasta.

I-a spus sa se apropie si a rugat-o sa observe morcovii. Nu vazuse ca acestia, dupa firbere, devenisera moi. Apoi a rugat-o sa ia un ou si sa il sparga.

Dupa ce a indepartat coaja, a putut sa observe oul fiert tare.

La final, a rugat-o sa guste din cafea. Nepoata a zambit in timp ce se delecta cu bogata aroma a cafelei. Nepoata a intrebat: "Care este sensul, bunico?"

Bunica i-a explicat ca fiecare din aceste alimente a intampinat aceleasi adversitati - au trecut prin fierbere - dar fiecare a reactionat diferit.

Morcovul s-a trasformat dintr-o masa solida dupa fierbere a devenit moale. Oul a fost fragil, exteriorul subtire al cojii a protejat lichidul din interior. Dar, dupa ce a trecut prin procesul de fierbere, interiorul a devenit mai dur.

Insa boabele de cafea au fost deosebite. Dupa ce au trecut prin apa data in clocot, acestea au schimbat apa. 

"Cu care dintre ele te asemeni?"

"Cand aversitatile bat la usa ta, cum raspunzi? Te comporti ca un morcov, un ou sau ca o boaba de cafea?"

Gandeste-te: "Cu care dintre ele ma aseman?"

Sunt precum morcovul care pare dur insa, cand vin durerea si aversitatile, devin "moale" si imi pierd puterile?

Sunt precum oul care la inceput are un interior maleabil dar se schimba atunci cand da de greu? Am un spirit fluid dar dupa o greutate, o despartire, dificultati financiare sau alte incercari, devin călit și rigid?

Oare infatisearea mea ramane la fel insa in interior sunt amar si dur cu un spirit rigid si o inima impietrita?

Sau sunt precum boaba de cafea care schimba apa calda, insasi circumstanta care a adus greutatea. Cand apa devine fierbinte, boaba de cafea elibereaza mirosul si gustul inconfundabil. Daca esti precum boaba de cafea, cand vremurile din cele mai grele, devi mai bun si vei reusi sa schimbi in bine situatia din jurul tau.

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