A group of alumni, highly established in their careers, got together to visit their old university professor. Conversation soon turned into complaints about stress in work and life.
\nOffering his guests coffee, the professor went to the kitchen and returned with a large pot of coffee and an assortment of cups \u2013 porcelain, plastic, glass, crystal, some plain looking, some expensive, some exquisite \u2013 telling them to help themselves to the coffee.
\nWhen all the students had a cup of coffee in hand, the professor said: \u201cIf you noticed, all the nice looking expensive cups have been 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.
\nBe 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\u2026 And then you began eyeing each other\u2019s cups.
\nNow 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.
\nSometimes, by concentrating only on the cup, we fail to enjoy the coffee. Savor the coffee, not the cups! The happiest people don\u2019t have the best of everything. They just make the best of everything. Live simply. Love generously. Care deeply. Speak kindly.
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