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|土豆、鸡蛋和咖啡的哲学

来源:www.che228.com 2025-03-21

以前,女儿向爸爸抱怨道,她的生活苦不堪言,她不了解怎么样继续生活下去。她厌倦了一直奋斗挣扎。仿佛解决了一个问题,立刻就会出现另一个问题。做厨师的爸爸把她带到厨房里。他分别往三口锅里添上了水,并放到高火上煮

once upon a time a daughter complained to her father that her life was miserable1 and that she didnt know how she was going to make it. She was tired of fighting and struggling all the time. It seemed just as one problem was solved, another one soon followed.

Her father, a chef, took her to the kitchen. He filled three pots with water and placed each on a high fire. once the three pots began to boil, he placed potatoes in one pot, eggs in the second pot, and ground coffee beans in the third pot.

He then let them sit and boil, without saying a word to his daughter. The daughter, moaned2 and impatiently waited, wondering what he was doing.

After twenty minutes he turned off the burners. He took the potatoes out of the pot and placed them in a bowl. He pulled the eggs out and placed them in a bowl.

He then ladled the coffee out and placed it in a cup. Turning to her he asked. Daughter, what do you see?

Potatoes, eggs, and coffee, she hastily3 replied.

Look closer, he said, and touch the potatoes. She did and noted4 that they were soft. He then asked her to take an egg and break it. After pulling off the shell, she observed the hard-boiled egg. Finally, he asked her to sip5 the coffee. Its rich aroma6 brought a smile to her face.

He then explained that the potatoes, the eggs and coffee beans had each faced the same adversity the boiling water.

However, each one reacted differently.

The potato went in strong, hard, and unrelenting, but in boiling water, it became soft and weak.

The egg was fragile7, with the thin outer shell protecting its liquid interior8 until it was put in the boiling water. Then the inside of the egg became hard.

However, the ground coffee beans were unique. After they were exposed to the boiling water, they changed the water and created something new.

Which are you, he asked his daughter. When adversity knocks on your door, how do you respond? Are you a potato, an egg, or a coffee bean?

Moral: In life, things happen around us, things happen to us, but the only thing that truly matters is what happens within us.

Which one are you?


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