Lesson Of Life

She was tired fighting her miserable life,
so approached her father who was sharpening knife.
After listening to daughter's concern he planned to teach her a lesson,
kept three pots of water to boil & started with his mission.
Potatoes, eggs and coffee beans were placed in boiling three,
till then she sat at the window shedding tears & staring at the tree.
Boiled potatoes & eggs were moved in bowls,
& she spotted ladled coffee in a mug as she sprawled.
With a confused mind she questioned her father,
"Why have you boiled these when don't need either?"
Smiled her father and answered,
Boiling water is your miserable life and now its time to see how these three responded.
Potatoes with hard minds,
After facing boiling water turn soft & kind.
Eggs protect liquid inside shell,
turn hard, independent & brave.
Differently the coffee beans reacted,
it flowed with the situation & changed itself tastier.
Choose yourself to be like potato,egg or coffee bean,
but remember that you can't stop things from happening.


                                                                                  -Shreya K.