A group of alumni, all highly established in their
respective careers, gathered 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!''
The happiest
people don't HAVE the best of everything; they just MAKE the best of
everything...
1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 NKJV
Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, in everything give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.
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