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Grandma Grabs A Carrot, Eggs, And Coffee. Gives Granddaughter Life-Changing Advice

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We’ve all heard our fair share of life lessons, but this one certainly stands out among the crowd. In fact, this particular lesson is so powerful and relatable, it’s going viral online.

When a certain, wise grandmother is approached by her granddaughter who is at the end of her rope, she uses the simple anecdote of carrots, eggs, and coffee as a metaphor to explain that the way one responds to life’s trials greatly affects every aspect of his or her life.

The happiest people don’t allow their struggles to weigh them down but, instead, make the best of them.

Once you hear Grandma’s story, I promise your perspective on life will change (and for the better).

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“A young woman went to her grandmother 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 that as one problem was solved, a new one arose.

Her grandmother 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 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 then 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 granddaughter, 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 were 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. The daughter smiled as she tasted its rich aroma.

The granddaughter then asked, “What does it mean, Grandmother?” Her grandmother explained that each of these objects had faced the same adversity — boiling water — but 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 granddaughter. ‘When adversity knocks on your door, how do you respond? Are you a carrot, an egg, or a coffee bean?”

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Think of this: Which am I? Am I the carrot that seems strong, but with pain and adversity, wilt 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 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 of your life.

If you are like the bean, when things are at their worst, you get better and change the situation around you. When the hours are the darkest and trials are their greatest, do you elevate to another level?

So which one are you? The carrot, the egg, or coffee? Share your thoughts with us on our Facebook page!

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Andrea Combs is a former contributor to Liftable, a publication of the Western Journal.




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