Carrot, Egg, or Coffee Bean ?
From Alyce
A young woman went to her mother and told her about her life
and how
things were so hard for her. She did not know how she was going to make
it and wanted to give up. She was tired of fighting and struggling. It
seemed as one problem was solved a new one arose.
Her mother took her to the kitchen. She filled three pots with water. In
the first, she placed carrots, in the second she placed eggs and the
last she placed ground coffee beans. She let them sit and boil without
saying a word.
In about twenty minutes she turned off the burners. She fished the
carrots out and placed them in a bowl. She pulled the eggs out and
placed them in a bowl. Then she ladled the coffee out and placed it in a
bowl. Turning to her daughter, she asked, "Tell me what do you see?"
"Carrots, eggs, and coffee," she replied. She brought her closer and
asked her to feel the carrots. She did and noted that they got soft.
She then asked her to take an egg and break it. After pulling off the
shell, she observed the hard-boiled egg. Finally, she asked her to sip
the coffee.