this Cup, it represents our life, and the coffee inside the cup represents the Work”
Joseph, a pioneer in software, has been working as a software engineer for less than three years, but he was calm and composed more than for his age. In the past two year, he has plans to visit his college and meet his professors. One fine monday, He took an off from work, went to college. It was a very lucky day,that He has a opportunity to meet almost all the lecuturers and professors who had nurtured him with the knowledge during his college days. Though, he was happy, but there is something that makes him feel sad. What is that? Its none other than the same old ego politics among Professors.
Then, he went to the College Canteen, thinking about the same. He ordered for a cup of coffee and sit on the table while a flash of those Olden days ran through his mind. He remembered how many great plans and proposals has been ruined by the egoism among the Professors. He thought that how great the college would be, if there is no egoism.
Suddenly he realised, he was sitting next to the senior professor of the college, who is known widely for his quick witted speech (not action). He tapped on Joseph and then they started speaking about various aspects. Finally, the topic comes to the college politics or works of lecturers and how the development of college /students education is being ruined by the Egoistic nature of lecturers.
In the mean time, two lecturers joins the discussion. Though Joseph, has not commented anything about importance of lecturer’s work initially,now he decided to speak out with the reference to the Cup of coffee.
He took the cup in his right hand,
“Sir, See this Cup, it represents our life, and the coffee inside the cup represents the Work we do.
Be it Life or Cup, It has got its meaning only when there is coffee or work. How true it is?
The taste of Coffee represent a unique mixture of sweet and bitter.
If we think, only one component is fine, we will miss the real coffee.
This is essentially more important in the case of work.
i.e., Our work would be complete, if we all work together as a team, thereby bringing a meaning to the life.
More importantly, the coffee is good only when it is hot.
So, We should procrastinate the procrastination and there by, work were completed before it gets exhausted.
Empty cup is worth for nothing. Every time, Our life gets exhausted, we need to fill it up the sweet and good work. Finally, Its all in our hands, whether to have a coffee or poison in cup. all We deserve, is a great coffee”
Professor and lecturers realized their mistakes and assured Joseph, they would make the change happen.
That’s the end of story. This is the first of the Story which explains pride of Software Engineer “Joseph”.
This story is an inspiration made out of the the following story.
if Life is coffee, then the jobs, money and position in society are the cups.
“A group of software engineer, got together to visit their old university lecturer.
Conversation soon turned into complaints about stress in work and life. Offering his guests coffee, the lecturer went to the kitchen and returned with a large pot of coffee and an assortment of cups: porcelain, plastic, glass, some plain-looking and some expensive and exquisite, telling them to help themselves to hot coffee.
When all the students had a cup of coffee in hand, the lecturer said: “If you noticed, all the nice-looking, expensive cups were taken up, leaving behind the plain and cheap ones. While it is, but normal for you to want only the best for yourselves, that is the source of your problems and stress. What all of you really wanted was coffee, not the cup, but you consciously went for the better cups and are eyeing each other’s cups.
Now, if Life is coffee, then the jobs, money and position in society are the cups. They are just tools to hold and contain Life, but the quality of Life doesn”t change.Sometimes, by concentrating only on the cup, we fail to enjoy the coffee in it.
So folks, don”t let the cups drive you…enjoy the coffee instead.”
There ends the original Story.
Now a question to the readers. Please comment, According to you, what is life ? Is it Cup or Coffee?
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