The Parable of how circumstances change people
One day a daughter came to her father, a young woman, and sadly said:
- Dad, I'm so tired of everything, I have constant difficulties at work and in my personal life, I just do not have the strength ... How can I cope with all this?
The father replied:
"Let me show you."
He put 3 pots of water on the stove and brought carrots, eggs and coffee. I put each ingredient in a separate pan. A few minutes later he turned off the stove and asked his daughter:
"What happened to them?"
"Well, the carrots and the egg were cooked, and the coffee dissolved," the girl answered.
"That's right," said his father, "but if we look deeper, it turns out that the carrot, which was solid after boiling water, became soft and supple. The egg, which used to be brittle and liquid, became hard. Externally, they remained the same, but internally changed under the influence of the same hostile environment - boiling water. The same thing happens with people: strong outwardly people can get unstuck and become weaklings where fragile and tender only harden and get stronger ...
"What about coffee?" The daughter asked in surprise.
"Oh, coffee is the most interesting thing." He completely dissolved into an aggressive environment and changed it - turned boiling water into a wonderful fragrant drink. There are people who can not change circumstances - they themselves change them and turn into something new, taking advantage for themselves and knowledge from circumstances. Who to become in a difficult situation is the choice of everyone.