Staff Development

Coffee beans, carrots and eggs… teach us such amazing truths

Imagine…three pots of boiling water… One with coffee beans, one with eggs, and one with carrots…

After twenty minutes each pot’s contents is placed in a bowl.

Feel the carrots. They will be soft and mushy.

Pull the shell off the egg; you will observe a hardened egg.

Sip the coffee… Ahh… Notice the deep flavor, rich aroma, and sweet fragrance…

Each of these objects faced the same challenge… Boiling water in this case…

But each reacted differently – And each yielded different results.

The carrot went in strong, hard and unrelenting… After the boiling water challenge, it became weak.

The egg though fragile, had a thin, outer shell Protecting its liquid interior After the boiling water challenge, it became hardened.

The coffee beans uniquely endured the boiling water challenge And changed their surroundings…

The carrots responded by wilting and losing strength.

The egg started with a fluid spirit, became hardened - stiff. The outer shell strong - hiding bitterness & a fragile spirit…

The coffee beans actually changed the hot water – The very circumstances that brought the challenge – Into something quite wonderful When the water got hot, The coffee beans released a wonderful fragrance and flavor – And stimulated a change that made a difference…