The story of potatoes, eggs, and coffee beans is a popular inspirational tale
The Story:
A daughter complained to her father about how hard life was. She was tired of struggling and didn’t know how she was going to keep going. Every time she solved one problem, a new one seemed to appear.
Her father, a chef, took her to the kitchen. He filled three pots with water and placed each on a stove. Once the water boiled, he placed potatoes in one pot, eggs in the second, and coffee beans in the third.
After 20 minutes, he turned off the burners. He took out the potatoes and placed them in a bowl. He pulled out the eggs and placed them in another. Then he poured the coffee into a cup.
He asked his daughter, “What do you see?”
“Potatoes, eggs, and coffee,” she replied.
He then explained: • The potatoes went in strong, hard, and unrelenting, but after being boiled, they became soft and weak. • The eggs were fragile, with a thin outer shell protecting a liquid interior. But after being boiled, they became hard inside. • The coffee beans were unique. After being exposed to boiling water, they transformed the water itself, releasing fragrance and flavor.
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The Moral:
Adversity does not define you — your response to it does.
Like the ingredients in the story: • You can become soft and weak (like the potato), • Become hardened and bitter (like the egg), or • Transform the situation for the better (like the coffee).
When challenges come, you have a choice: to let them break you, harden you, or inspire you to change your environment in a meaningful way.
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It’s a simple yet powerful reminder:
“In the face of difficulty, be like the coffee bean — change the game.”
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The story of potatoes, eggs, and coffee beans is a popular inspirational tale
The Story:
A daughter complained to her father about how hard life was. She was tired of struggling and didn’t know how she was going to keep going. Every time she solved one problem, a new one seemed to appear.
Her father, a chef, took her to the kitchen. He filled three pots with water and placed each on a stove. Once the water boiled, he placed potatoes in one pot, eggs in the second, and coffee beans in the third.
After 20 minutes, he turned off the burners. He took out the potatoes and placed them in a bowl. He pulled out the eggs and placed them in another. Then he poured the coffee into a cup.
He asked his daughter, “What do you see?”
“Potatoes, eggs, and coffee,” she replied.
He then explained:
• The potatoes went in strong, hard, and unrelenting, but after being boiled, they became soft and weak.
• The eggs were fragile, with a thin outer shell protecting a liquid interior. But after being boiled, they became hard inside.
• The coffee beans were unique. After being exposed to boiling water, they transformed the water itself, releasing fragrance and flavor.
⸻
The Moral:
Adversity does not define you — your response to it does.
Like the ingredients in the story:
• You can become soft and weak (like the potato),
• Become hardened and bitter (like the egg), or
• Transform the situation for the better (like the coffee).
When challenges come, you have a choice: to let them break you, harden you, or inspire you to change your environment in a meaningful way.
⸻
It’s a simple yet powerful reminder:
“In the face of difficulty, be like the coffee bean — change the game.”
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