A couple of decades after passing out from college, a group of graduates, all well established in their respective careers, were discussing their lives at the college reunion.
They all then decided to go and visit an old professor of theirs, who had retired. He had always been a wonderful inspiration, having taught them not only the subject but also valuable life lessons.
During their visit, the students' conversation slowly steered toward complaints about the stress in their work, personal lives, and relationships. As they kept discussing, the professor went into the kitchen.
He returned with a large pot of hot coffee and a variety of cups. Some were made of porcelain, while others were of glass or crystal. Some were plain looking, others expensive, and one or two were exquisite.
The professor invited his guests to help themselves to the hot coffee. When each had taken a cup of the drink, the professor expressed his thoughts.
“Did you notice that all the nice-looking, expensive cups have been taken, leaving behind the plain and cheap ones? It is common for people to want only the best for themselves, but that itself becomes the source of worries and stress.”
“The cup you are drinking from does not add anything to the quality of the hot coffee.
In fact, in most cases, it is just very expensive and may even hide the drink…”
“What each of you really wanted was hot coffee. You did not want the cup. But, you deliberately opted for the best cups. Soon, you began to eye one another’s cups. Now, my dear students, please consider this…”
_“Life is the hot coffee. Your job, money, and status in society are the cups. They are just tools to hold and contain life. The cup you have neither defines nor changes the quality of life you lead. By focusing only on the cup, we fail to enjoy the hot coffee that God/Divine/Spirit has given us.”
_What a deep lesson from the wise professor! A message for all times to come! — _God brews the hot coffee; He does not decide the cup. We do…
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If we observe carefully in the world around us, we can see that the happiest people do not necessarily have the best of everything. They just make the best of all they have!
The richest person in the world is not one with the most possessions, but one who needs the least.
So how does this envy arise?
When one compares himself with those who are better off, or who hold higher offices, and suffers from a consciousness of his own inferiority.
Discontent over what one lacks gives birth to envy…
So how do you transform envy or any negative trait into something useful?
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