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glorypurple 62F
260 posts
8/7/2007 8:13 pm

Last Read:
8/10/2008 5:59 am

COFFEE OR CUP


" The happiest people in the world are not those who
have no
problems, but those who learn to live with things
that are less than perfect."

* A group of graduates, 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 coffee, the professor went to the kitchen and

returned with a large pot of coffee and an assortment
of cups -

porcelain, plastic, glass, crystal, some plain looking, some expensive,

some exquisite

- telling them to help themselves to the coffee.

* When all the students had a cup of coffee, the professor said: "If you

noticed, all the nice looking expensive cups were taken up, leaving

behind the simple 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 coffee.

* In most cases, it is just more expensive and in some cases even hides

what we drink.

* What all of you really wanted was coffee, not the cup, but you

consciously went for the best cups... Then you began eyeing each

other's 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

we have does not define, nor change the quality of Life we live.

- Sometimes, by concentrating on the cup, we fail to enjoy the

coffee God has provided us. Enjoy your coffee!."

* The happiest people don't have the best of everything.

* They just make the best of everything."

1. Live simply.

2. Love generously.

3. Care deeply.

4. Speak kindly.

5. Leave the rest to God.

You are the miracle, my friend;

Your life either shines a light OR casts a shadow!

Shine a light & Enjoy the Coffee!!!

MrStan
(Stan Harrison)
60M

8/10/2007 10:54 pm

I think this is why the universe stripped me of so many of my so called THINGS, so that God could bring me back to him......

Great blog Miss Glory!!


a student of life


Elisazoz
(Elisa zoz)
50F
331 posts
8/11/2007 6:03 am

Good article, I like it

That's an important thing always being ignored.

Thanks Glory, you always share good sense for Life.

It's very beautiful~~


Russell90028 65M
741 posts
8/17/2007 12:06 am

What happens if you are a tea drinker?


elle7806 45F
598 posts
9/13/2007 10:12 pm

Most of the time we are concious about all the good things in life, we want the best for ourselves and bec of these we are taking for granted the simple things that can really make and give us happiness.

Be content in what we have, more simple much better, it will keep our feet from the ground. Enjoy simple things.

Nice to see you glory...

You laugh at me bec i am different, i laugh at you because you're all the same


MrStan
(Stan Harrison)
60M

2/14/2008 2:57 pm

Happy Valentines Day

a student of life


simplygreen 54M

6/13/2008 5:06 am

Hi Glory, you are simply cool!!! Love you blog and your kind personality. I hope everyone in Singapore accept simplicity instead of living in a stressful environment.