A daughter complained to her father about her life and how things were so hard for her. She didn't know if she was going to make it and wanted to give up. She was tired of fighting and struggling(奋斗). It seemed that as one problem was solved, a new1 .
Her father who is a good cook, took her to the 2. He filled three pots with water and placed each on a high fire. Soon the pots came to a boil. In one he placed carrots, in the3he placed eggs, and in the last he placed coffee beans. He let them boil, without4 a word.
The daughter waited impatiently, wondering 5 he was doing. In about twenty minutes, he 6the burners and put the carrots, the eggs and the coffee into different bowls. He asked, "Darling, what do you see?" "Carrots, eggs and coffee." She 7.
He brought her closer and asked her to feel the carrots. She noticed that they were 8 . He then asked her to take an egg and break 9. After pulling off the shell, She observed (观察) the hard-boiled egg. Finally, he asked her to taste the coffee. She enjoyed it and smiled.
"What does it mean, Farther?" she asked.
He explained that 10of them had faced the same situation, boiling water,11each reacted (反应)differently. The strong and hard carrots became soft and weak 12 being boiled. The fragile (脆弱) eggs became hard after cooking. Coffee beans were the most13 of the three. They turned the 14 into delicious coffee. "Which are you?" he asked his daughter.
When 15 knock on your door, how do you answer? Are you a carrot, an egg or a coffee bean?
