Texsox Posted April 27, 2006 Share Posted April 27, 2006 A group of alumni, highly established in their careers, got together to visit their old university professor. Conversation soon turned into complaints about stress in work & life. Offering his guests coffee, the professor went to the kitchen & returned with a large pot of coffee & an assortment of cups made of Porcelain, Plastic, Glass, Crystal, some ordinary looking, some expensive, some exquisite. He told them to help themselves to hot coffee. When all the students had a cup of coffee in their hands, the professor said: "If you noticed, all the nice looking expensive cups were taken up, leaving behind the plain and cheap looking ones. While it is but normal for you to want only the best for yourselves, that is the source of your problems and stress. What all of you really wanted was coffee, not the cup, but you consciously went for the best cups and worse, you were eyeing each other's cups. Now if life is coffee, then the jobs, money and position in society are the cups. They are just tools to hold and contain Life, but the quality of Life doesn't change. Sometimes, by concentrating only on the cup, we fail to enjoy the coffee in it." So folks, don't let the cups drive you..., enjoy the coffee instead!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texsox Posted April 28, 2006 Author Share Posted April 28, 2006 Christian One-Liners Some people are kind, polite, and sweet-spirited - until you try to sit in their pews. Many folks want to serve God, but only as advisers. It is easier to preach ten sermons than it is to live one. The good Lord didn't create anything without a purpose, but mosquitoes come close. When you get to your wit's end, you'll find God lives there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mreye Posted April 28, 2006 Share Posted April 28, 2006 QUOTE(Texsox @ Apr 27, 2006 -> 03:35 PM) A group of alumni, highly established in their careers, got together to visit their old university professor. Conversation soon turned into complaints about stress in work & life. Offering his guests coffee, the professor went to the kitchen & returned with a large pot of coffee & an assortment of cups made of Porcelain, Plastic, Glass, Crystal, some ordinary looking, some expensive, some exquisite. He told them to help themselves to hot coffee. When all the students had a cup of coffee in their hands, the professor said: "If you noticed, all the nice looking expensive cups were taken up, leaving behind the plain and cheap looking ones. While it is but normal for you to want only the best for yourselves, that is the source of your problems and stress. What all of you really wanted was coffee, not the cup, but you consciously went for the best cups and worse, you were eyeing each other's cups. Now if life is coffee, then the jobs, money and position in society are the cups. They are just tools to hold and contain Life, but the quality of Life doesn't change. Sometimes, by concentrating only on the cup, we fail to enjoy the coffee in it." So folks, don't let the cups drive you..., enjoy the coffee instead!! I'm sorry, but what a bunch of crap! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mreye Posted April 28, 2006 Share Posted April 28, 2006 QUOTE(Texsox @ Apr 28, 2006 -> 06:12 AM) Christian One-Liners Some people are kind, polite, and sweet-spirited - until you try to sit in their pews. Many folks want to serve God, but only as advisers. It is easier to preach ten sermons than it is to live one. The good Lord didn't create anything without a purpose, but mosquitoes come close. When you get to your wit's end, you'll find God lives there. Pretty good. I do actually get a little ticked when people are sitting in "my pew" especially because it says "Reserved for parishoners with children" and they don't have any! "Move up you fool, there's plenty of room up front! Father Ed doesn't bite." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iwritecode Posted April 28, 2006 Share Posted April 28, 2006 QUOTE(Texsox @ Apr 27, 2006 -> 03:35 PM) A group of alumni, highly established in their careers, got together to visit their old university professor. Conversation soon turned into complaints about stress in work & life. Offering his guests coffee, the professor went to the kitchen & returned with a large pot of coffee & an assortment of cups made of Porcelain, Plastic, Glass, Crystal, some ordinary looking, some expensive, some exquisite. He told them to help themselves to hot coffee. When all the students had a cup of coffee in their hands, the professor said: "If you noticed, all the nice looking expensive cups were taken up, leaving behind the plain and cheap looking ones. While it is but normal for you to want only the best for yourselves, that is the source of your problems and stress. What all of you really wanted was coffee, not the cup, but you consciously went for the best cups and worse, you were eyeing each other's cups. Now if life is coffee, then the jobs, money and position in society are the cups. They are just tools to hold and contain Life, but the quality of Life doesn't change. Sometimes, by concentrating only on the cup, we fail to enjoy the coffee in it." So folks, don't let the cups drive you..., enjoy the coffee instead!! But I don't drink coffee... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RibbieRubarb Posted April 28, 2006 Share Posted April 28, 2006 QUOTE(Texsox @ Apr 27, 2006 -> 03:35 PM) A group of alumni, highly established in their careers, got together to visit their old university professor. Conversation soon turned into complaints about stress in work & life. Offering his guests coffee, the professor went to the kitchen & returned with a large pot of coffee & an assortment of cups made of Porcelain, Plastic, Glass, Crystal, some ordinary looking, some expensive, some exquisite. He told them to help themselves to hot coffee. When all the students had a cup of coffee in their hands, the professor said: "If you noticed, all the nice looking expensive cups were taken up, leaving behind the plain and cheap looking ones. While it is but normal for you to want only the best for yourselves, that is the source of your problems and stress. What all of you really wanted was coffee, not the cup, but you consciously went for the best cups and worse, you were eyeing each other's cups. Now if life is coffee, then the jobs, money and position in society are the cups. They are just tools to hold and contain Life, but the quality of Life doesn't change. Sometimes, by concentrating only on the cup, we fail to enjoy the coffee in it." So folks, don't let the cups drive you..., enjoy the coffee instead!! What if the expensive cups were bigger and I just wanted more coffee?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RockRaines Posted April 28, 2006 Share Posted April 28, 2006 Yeah, but the dudes with the better cups went home with the hottest broads. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted May 1, 2006 Share Posted May 1, 2006 QUOTE(RockRaines @ Apr 28, 2006 -> 04:08 PM) Yeah, but the dudes with the better cups went home with the hottest broads. Hmmm probably more like the broads with the bigger cups went home with the riches dudes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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