God'sCoffee

　　Agroupofalumni,highlyestablishedintheircareers,gottogethertovisittheirolduniversityprofessor.Conversation

　　soonturnedintocomplaintsaboutstressinworkandlife.

　　Offeringhisguestscoffee,theprofessorwenttothekitchen

　　andreturnedwithalargepotofcoffeeandanassortmentofcups-porcelain,plastic,glass,crystal,someplainlooking,

　　someexpensive,someexquisite-tellingthemtohelpthemselvestothecoffee.

　　Whenallthestudentshadacupofcoffeeinhand,theprofessorsaid:"Ifyounoticed,allthenicelookingexpensivecupsweretakenup,

　　leavingbehindtheplainandcheapones.Whileitisnormalforyoutowantonlythebestforyourselves,thatisthesourceofyour

　　problemsandstress.

　　Beassuredthatthecupitselfaddsnoqualitytothecoffee.In

　　mostcasesitisjustmoreexpensiveandinsomecasesevenhideswhatwedrink.

　　Whatallofyoureallywantedwascoffee,notthecup,butyou

　　consciouslywentforthebestcups...Andthenyoubeganeyeing

　　eachother'scups.Nowconsiderthis:Lifeisthecoffee;thejobs,moneyandpositioninsocietyarethecups.TheyarejusttoolstoholdandcontainLife,andthetypeofcupwehavedoesnotdefine,

　　norchangethequalityofLifewelive.

　　Sometimes,byconcentratingonlyonthecup,wefailtoenjoythecoffeeGodhasprovidedus."

　　Godbrewsthecoffee,notthecups.Enjoyyourcoffee!

　　"Thehappiestpeopledon'thavethebestofeverything.Theyjust

　　makethebestofeverything."

　　Livesimply.

　　Lovegenerously.

　　Caredeeply.

　　Speakkindly.

　　LeavetheresttoGod.