The Wisdom in Hot Chocolate
I did not write this, I do not know who did, it was sent in an email to me And felt it was a good thing to share.....
A
group of graduates, well established in their careers, were discussing
their lives at a class reunion. They decided to go visit their old
university professor, now retired, who was always an inspiration to
them.
During their visit, the conversation turned to complaints about stress in their work, lives and relationships.
Offering
his guests hot chocolate, the professor want into the kitchen and
returned with a large pot of hot Chocolate and an assortment of cups.
Some cups were porcelain, glass, crystal, some plain looking, some
expensive, some exquisite. He invited each to help them to the hot
chocolate.
When they all had a cup of hot chocolate in hand, the professor shared his thoughts.
“Notice that all the nice looking; expensive cups were taken, 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.”
“The
cup that you are drinking from adds nothing to the quality of the hot
chocolate. In most cases it is just more expensive and in some cases
even hides what we drink.”
“What each of you really wanted was hot chocolate. You did not want the cup… but you consciously went for the best cups.”
“And soon, you began to eye one another’s cups.”
“Now Friends, please consider this…
“Life is the hot chocolate…your job, money and position in society are the cups.”
“They are just to hold and contain life.”
“The cup you have does not define, nor does it change, the quality of life you are living.”
“Sometimes, by concentrating only on the cup, we fail to enjoy the hot chocolate God has provided us.”
Always remember this….God brews the hot chocolate, He does not choose the cup.
The happiest people don’t have the best of everything.
They just make the best of everything that they have!!
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