1、Boiling waterAdaughtercomplainedtoherfatheraboutherlifeandhowthingsweresohardforher.ShedidnotknowHowtomakeitandwantedtogiveup.Shewastiredoffightingandstruggling.Herfather,acook,tookhertothekitchen.Hefilledthreepotswithwaterandplacedeachonahighfire.Soonthepotscametobeboil.Inthefirstpotheputincarrots,
2、inthesecondoneheputineggs,andatthelastheputinsomecoffeebeans.Afterthat,just let them sit and boil,without saying aword.Thedaughterwaswonderingwhathewasdoing.Twenty minutes later he turned off the burners.Then he dished the carrots and eggs out andplacedthemindifferentbowls.Healsopouredthecoffeeoutan
3、dplaceditinamug.Turningtohisdaughter,heasked,Darling,whatdoyousee?“Carrots,eggs,andcoffee.shereplied.Hebroughthercloserandaskedhertofeelthecarrots,shedidandnotedthattheyweresoft.Hethenaskedhertotakeaneggandbreakit.Aftershelling,she observed the hard-boiled egg.Finally,heaskedhertosipthecoffee.Shesmi
4、ledandtasteditsricharoma.Whatdoesitmean,Father?shehumblyasked.“Eachofthemhadfacedthesameadversityboiling water,but they reacted differently.Thefreshcarrotwasstrong,hard,andunrelenting.Butafterboilinginthewater,itbecamesoftandweak.Theeggwasfragilebeforeboiling.Itsthinshellprotecteditsliquidinterior,butitsinsidebecamehard after boiling in the water.And the coffeebeanswereunique,however,Aftertheyboiledinthewater,theybecamethewater.Which are you?he asked hisdaughter.When adversity knocks on yourdoor,howdoyourespond?Areyouacarrot,aneggorthecoffeebean?Thanks for your kind attention!