Adversity - How to Handle It?
Sometimes we remember to make the best of the situation and handle it with gracefulness. Sometimes it gets messy. It either kills you or makes you stronger.
How many of us face it on a regular basis? The answer is ALL OF US. No one is immune from it. How we handle it is a different matter though. By definition 'adversity' means 'adverse circumstances or misfortune'. This is an email received from a friend and and not exactly sure of it’s origin but am thankful for the lesson it teaches us. Of course I wanted to share it with you. If you feel like 'misfortune' has taken over your life, please read the following story that was sent to me. It may just help you gain perspective on things. How Do You Handle AdversityA 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 though just as one problem was solved, a new one arose. Her mother took her to the kitchen. She filled three pots with water and placed each on a high fire. Soon the pots came to a boil. In the first, she placed carrots, in the second she placed eggs, and in the last she placed ground coffee beans. She let them sit and boil, without saying a word.
Turning to her daughter, she asked, "Tell me what you see." "Carrots, eggs, and coffee," she replied. Her mother brought her closer and asked her to feel the carrots. She did, and noted that they were soft. The mother then asked the daughter to take an egg and break it. After pulling off the shell, she observed the hard boiled egg. Finally, the mother asked the daughter to sip the coffee. The daughter smiled as she tasted its rich aroma. The daughter then asked, "What does it mean, mother?" Her mother explained that each of these objects had faced the same adversity: boiling water. Each reacted differently. The carrot went in strong, hard, and unrelenting. However, after being subjected to the boiling water, it softened and became weak. The egg had been fragile. Its thin outer shell had protected its liquid interior, but after sitting through the boiling water, its inside became hardened. The ground coffee beans were unique, however. After they were in the boiling water, they had changed the water. Which are you?" she asked her daughter. "When adversity knocks on your door, how do you respond? Are you a carrot, an egg or a coffee bean?" Think of this: Which am I? Am I the carrot that seems strong, but with pain and adversity do I wilt and become soft and lose my strength? Am I the egg that starts with a malleable heart, but changes with the heat? Did I have a fluid spirit, but after a death, a breakup, a financial hardship or some other trial, have I become hardened and stiff? Does my shell look the same, but on the inside am I bitter and tough with a stiff spirit and a hardened heart? Or am I like the coffee If you are like the bean, when things are at their worst, you get better and change the situation around you. When the hour is the darkest and trials are their greatest, do you elevate yourself to another level? How do you handle adversity? Are you a carrot, an egg or a coffee The brightest future will always be based on a forgotten past; you can't go forward in life until you let go of your past failures and heartaches.
When you were born, you were crying and everyone around you was smiling. Live your life so at the end, you're the one who is smiling and everyone around you is crying. It's easier to build a child than to repair an adult. May we all be coffee! Related Pages The Cause of Stress and Anxiety Save Your Health – How to Relieve Stress The Symptoms of Depression – What You Need to Know! Techniques to Relieve Depression Naturally Help for Depression - Common Herbs and Tonics Depression Help - Where There is Good News! Psychological Depression During the Holidays – Tips to Bounce Back and Get You Going! Related Products Dark Chocolate Candy Gift Baskets
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bean? The bean actually changes the hot water, the very circumstance that brings the pain. When the water gets hot, it releases the fragrance and flavor.
