A group of alumni, highly established in their careers, got together to visit their old university professor. The conversation soon turned into stress and worries about work and life.

Deciding to offer his guests coffee, the professor went to the kitchen and returned with a large pot of coffee and an assortment of cups - porcelain, plastic, glass, crystal, some plain looking, some expensive, some exquisite. He told them to help themselves to the coffee.

When all the students had a cup of coffee in hand, the professor said:

"If you noticed, all the nice looking expensive cups were taken, leaving behind the plain and cheap ones. While it is normal for you to want only the best for yourselves, this can sometimes be the source of your problems and stress."

He continued:
"What you all really wanted was the coffee, not the cup, but you consciously went for the best cups and were eyeing each other's cups."

Now consider this: life is the coffee and the jobs, money and position in society are the cups. They are just tools to hold and contain life, and do not change the quality of life. Sometimes, by only concentrating on the cup, we fail to enjoy the coffee!

How true.....How true

Very true words

So true

But I like my chipped enamel-baked tin mug....and crystal makes me nervous...


Good thread.

That is an excellent story gonna pass that one on...


However I thought we were going to talk about coffee here. For once I had something to add, because I picked up 3 lbs today.

lol...orator What kind did you get? Love coffee......enjoying my coffee :)

I got an ethiopian, something called highlanders grog, and something called Jamacian me Nuts.

Whole bean too, because ground coffee is for rank amatuers.

Very true!

((((( Don ))))))

So very true,,

True...true
Asfar as cups go I avoid the kiln fired ones that can give off poison when heated by the coffee!!! There was a report about that a long time ago and I got rid of my fired cups. They said especially avoid the Mexican ones.

Im very picky with my coffee cups only because I like a thin lip on mine......I dont care what it looks like just that I can fit my mouth over it!!!

I wish that I am that coffee cup

Ummmmmmmmmm how do I respond to that???