A grou p of gr ad uate s, we ll es tab li shed in thei r car eers ,

wer e ta lkin g at a reuni on and dec ided to go visit th eir

old un iversit y prof es sor, now reti red .
Du ri ng th eir vi sit, the co nvers ation tur ned to comp laints
abou t str es s in th eir work and li ves.
 Of ferin g h is gu es ts ho t ch ocolate , th e prof es sor we nt
into th e kitch en and return ed with a lar ge pot of hot
ch ocol at e and an assortment of cups - por cel ain, glass,
cry sta l, some pl ain look in g, some expen siv e, some
exqu isite - t elli ng th em to help thems elv es to the hot
chocol ate
When they all had a cup of hot chocol ate in hand , th e
professor sa id:
'N oti ce th at all the ni ce looki ng , ex pens ive cu ps we re
tak en , l ea vi ng behin d the plain and ch eap ones .
Whil e it i s norma l for you to want onl y th e bes t f or
your selves, that i s th e sou rce of your p rob lems and
str ess.
The cup th at you ' re d ri nk ing from ad ds nothi ng to th e
quali ty of th e h ot chocol ate. I n mos t ca se s it is ju st
mor e ex pensive and in some ca ses ev en hides what we
dri nk.
What all of you real ly wanted was hot cho col ate, not th e
cup ; but y ou con sci ous ly we nt for the bes t cu ps .
An d th en you began ey eing ea ch other's cu ps.
Now con sid er th is :
Lif e is th e hot chocolate; your job , mon ey and positi on
in societ y are th e cup s.
They ar e just tool s to h ol d and contai n lif e.
The cup you ha ve d oes not defi ne, nor chang e th e
qu ali ty
of l ife you h ave.
Some ti mes , by concentr atin g only on t he cup, we fail to
enjo y the hot chocol at e God h as p rovid ed us.
 God mak es the hot
ch ocol at e, man ch ooses th e cu ps.
The happ ies t p eop le do n't hav e the bes t of ev eryth in g.
 They just mak e
th e best of everyt hi ng that they ha ve.
Liv e sim pl y. L ove gener ou sly. Car e deep ly. Speak k ind ly.
And enjo y your ho t ch ocolate !!