God's Coffee
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> A group of alumni, all highly established in their respective
>careers, got together for a visit with their old university professor. The
>conversation soon turned to complaints about the endless stress of work and
>life in general...
>
> Offering his guests coffee, the professor went into the kitchen
>and soon returned with a large pot of coffee and an eclectic assortment of
>cups: porcelain, plastic, glass, crystal - some plain, some expensive,
>some quite exquisite. Quietly he told them to help themselves to some
>fresh coffee...
>
> When each of his former students had a cup of coffee in hand, the
>old professor quietly cleared his throat and began to patiently address the
>small gathering...
>
> ''You may have noticed that all of the nicer looking cups were
>taken up first, leaving behind the plainer and cheaper ones. While it is
>only natural for you to want only the best for yourselves, that is actually
>the source of much of your stress-related problems...''
>
> ''Be assured that the cup itself adds no quality to the coffee.
>In fact, the cup merely disguises or dresses up what we drink. What each
>of you really wanted was coffee, not a cup, but you instinctively went for
>the best cups... Then you began eyeing each other's cups....''
>
> ''Now consider this: Life is coffee. Jobs, money, and position
>in society are merely cups. They are just tools to shape and contain Life,
>and the type of cup we have does not truly define nor change the quality of
>the Life we live...''
>
> ''Often, by concentrating only on the cup, we fail to enjoy the
>coffee that God has provided us... God brews the coffee, but he does not
>supply the cups. Enjoy your coffee!''
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> The happiest people don't have the best of everything, they just
>make the best of everything...
>
> So please remember: Live simply. Love generously. Care Deeply.
>Speak Kindly. Leave the Rest to God.
