A Cup of Cocoa
An oldie but a goodie . . .
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 cocoa, the professor set out a large pot of cocoa and an assortment of cups (porcelain, plastic, glass, crystal, some plain looking, some expensive, some exquisite) telling them to help themselves to the cocoa.
When all the students had a cup of cocoa in hand, the professor said, "If you noticed, all the nice looking, expensive cups were taken, 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 cocoa. In most cases it is just more expensive and in some cases even hides what we drink. What all of you really wanted was cocoa, not the cup, but you consciously went for the best cups...and then you began eyeing each other's cup.
Now consider this: Life is the cocoa; 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 cocoa God has provided us. God brews the cocoa, not the cups....Enjoy your cocoa!
And remember, "The happiest people don't have the best of everything. They just make the best of everything."
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 cocoa, the professor set out a large pot of cocoa and an assortment of cups (porcelain, plastic, glass, crystal, some plain looking, some expensive, some exquisite) telling them to help themselves to the cocoa.
When all the students had a cup of cocoa in hand, the professor said, "If you noticed, all the nice looking, expensive cups were taken, 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 cocoa. In most cases it is just more expensive and in some cases even hides what we drink. What all of you really wanted was cocoa, not the cup, but you consciously went for the best cups...and then you began eyeing each other's cup.
Now consider this: Life is the cocoa; 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 cocoa God has provided us. God brews the cocoa, not the cups....Enjoy your cocoa!
And remember, "The happiest people don't have the best of everything. They just make the best of everything."
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