This video was shown in the class and we were asked to write about our views on the metaphorical saying 'Life is like a cup of coffee'.
The story goes like this, a group alumni, well-established in their careers went to visit their professor at the university. At first, the conversations were pretty general but soon it was turned to complaints mainly about stress in work and life. The professor offered them coffee and went to the kitchen and made some. He went out with a large pot coffee and an assortment of cups. The cups were different in terms of type and appearance. When everyone had already a cup of coffee in their hands, the professor said that most of the nice looking expensive cups were the first to be taken up instead those plain looking cups.
Why did the guests chose the nice looking expensive cups and not the plain ones?
Those who chose the nice looking expensive cups indicates that they wanted only the best for themselves which then lead to stress of not having the best things in life. They strived for better things in life but yet tend to overlook unto the simplest things in life. Cups here represent all the stuff you wanted in life e.g. jobs, money, social statuses and etc whereas, Coffee represent life. Cups are just merely a convenience or a tool that holds and contains our Coffee, life.
Some say that having everything like the most highest paying jobs, big houses and lots of money could make one's heart content. It is not entirely true. Well, it is true that we need a job, a house and a place in society to be able to grow as well as to survive. The wrong part is when we are being too consumed and succumbed to the temptation of getting more cups than we should have. Greedy or selfish is an ongoing personal struggle. One can't help from being greedy and selfish but at the same time one could control those devilish desires. It's not wrong to want the best things in life but having too much of it can be a poison. One can live freely, happily and peacefully without or having less of that best things in life. Like people used to say 'Less is More'.
Take your own sweet time to savour each and every sip of that coffee and stop pressuring yourself to get more cups. Make your life worthwhile by first, appreciating simple and small stuff. Be grateful. Make someone smile today. Do crazy stuff. Spread some love.