A group of ex students, who now are already achieved businessman, gathered and visited one old college professor. The conversation they had soon grown into complaining about tardiness, exhaustion, stress at work, in a family or in everyday life.
Professor listened to them with a full attention and compassion.
"It looks to me that you need a good cup of coffee", he said and went into the kitchen.
He came back with a large pot off smelling coffee and the whole assortment of mugs. Each mug was different. There were porcelain, plastic, glass, paper and crystal mugs. Some of them looked expensive as as they were from a court the last Chinese Emperor, others looked quite ordinary, some of them were even chipped…
"Help yourselves."he said.
When all the ex students had a a mug in their hand professor noticed:
Nice and expensive mugs went away immediately, left behind were untouched, ugly, plain cups. Your wish all the best for yourself which at the same time is the source of your stress, yet however the look of the cup doesn't contribute the taste. Usually a nicer mug is just more expensive and it sometimes covers what we drink. You all actually need just good coffee not a mug. Yet, you reached for the best, and then continued to compare with others mugs.
When you are caught up in stress and dissatisfaction vortex, remember that coffee is just like life. And work, money and social class... like the mug. Mug doesn't define us, nor does change the quality of life we live. Sometimes by focusing only on the mug, we miss out enjoying the coffee.
Drink the coffee, not the mug.
The happiest people don't have all the best, they make the best out of everything. Live simple, talk kindly, love genuinely.
