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Grandmother Shares Import Piece Of Wisdom Using A Carrot, Eggs And Coffee

by Zack Walkter

Published November 14, 2017

Grandmother Shares Import Piece Of Wisdom Using A Carrot, Eggs And Coffee
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We’re all in need of good advise now and then. And many of us turn to our grandparents for comfort when trying to whether one of life’s storms. In this parable, which has been widely shared on the Internet, a grandmother offers some simple wisdom to her grand-daughter. Although the author of this piece appears to be unknown, their wise words have a universal truth that everyone can appreciate.

As the story begins, a young woman goes to visit her grandmother. She is stressed out by the way her life is going and she needs help. Her grandmother responds by bringing out a carrot, eggs, and coffee…

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“A young woman went to her grandmother and told her about her life and how things were so hard for her. She did not know how she was going to make it and wanted to give up. She was tired of fighting and struggling. It seemed that as one problem was solved, a new one arose.

Her grandmother took her to the kitchen. She filled three pots with water and placed each on a high fire. Soon the pots came to a boil. In the first, she placed carrots, in the second she placed eggs, and the last she placed ground coffee beans. She let them sit and boil, without saying a word.”

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“In about twenty minutes she turned off the burners. She fished the carrots out and placed them in a bowl. She then pulled the eggs out and placed them in a bowl. Then she ladled the coffee out and placed it in a bowl. Turning to her granddaughter, she asked, ‘Tell me, what do you see?’ ‘Carrots, eggs, and coffee,’ she replied.”

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