At a morning a priest invites people in a meeting in the presbytery, some colleagues there are already well established and have very bgriht careers. And after saying greetings, they are chatting one another and complaining about their life especially in facing economics recession, telling about this hard life.
As usual the priest provides hot tea in a teapot, but uniquely, he provides various types of cup made of porcelains, plastics, crystal, simple cup; some are expensive cup and some other are very beautiful - then the priest invites all the people to choose their own cup and pour the tea themselves.
After all the people get their own cup of tea in hand, the priest says: "If you notice, all the beautiful and expensive cup have been taken and the remaining are the cheap and simple cups. Although it's normal for you to want only the best for yourselves, but actually it is the source of problems that you are facing.
Make sure that the cup itself does not affect the quality of the tea. The cups, in many cases, are only more expensive and in some cases even hide what we drink. What you want is actually the sweet tea, isn't it? not the cup; but you consciously take the best cup and begin to notice other people's cup."
"Now see that the life is like sweet tea, while jobs, money and positions in society are the cups. The cup is a tool for holding and filling the life. The type of cup we have does not define or change the quality of life that we live. Often, as we concentrate only on the cup, we fail to enjoy the warm, sweet tea that God provides for us." God is cooking and making the sweet tea, not the cup. So enjoy the tea, not the cup.
Be aware that your life is more important than your job.
If your job limits yourself and controls your life, you become the person who is vulnerable and fragile due to changes in circumstances.
Jobs will come and go, but it should not change yourself as a human.
Make sure you create a savings of success in life other than your job.
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