A group of adults, highly succeeded in their jobs, went to visit their old professor. Soon they began to complain about the stress in work and life.
The professor went to the kitchen and returned with a pot of coffee and all kinds of cups—crystal(水晶的), glass, plastic, some nice looking, some plain looking, some expensive , some cheap. And he told them to help themselves to the coffee.
When all the students had a cup of coffee in hand, the professor said, “I’ve noticed that all the nice looking expensive cups were 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.
You know that the cup itself adds no quality to the coffee. What you really wanted was coffee, not the cup, but you consciously went for the best 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 does not change the quality of our life. Sometimes, by concentrating concentrating only on the cup, we fail to enjoy the coffee that God has provided us. God gave us the coffee, not the cups. Please enjoy your coffee!
The happiest people don’t have the best of everything. They just make the best of everything.
Live simply. Love feverously. Care deeply. Speak kindly . And leave the rest to God.