We Are Like Sumatran Coffee
The only reason Sumatran coffee exist is that it brings value to the world. The genetics of the bean combined with its own personal life experiences are required for this coffee to be the best it can be. It would not exist unless someone appreciated its remarkable taste and contribution. And…millions of cups have been served delivering on its value and desirability. In fact, the only reason it does exist is because it inherently, innately has value and worth. Starbucks even says about it, “Coffee from Sumatra is the foundation of our most treasured blends, and something we’ve been honored to share with you for four decades.”
However, if it were not for my coffee cup Sumatran coffee would have no value to me at all. My coffee cup (paper or otherwise) exists for a reason and that is so I can drink my coffee without getting it all over me or getting burned. If said cup brought no value it would not be here. It played a needed and critical role in the process I engaged to determine if I would even ascribe value to Sumatran coffee in the first place. Before I ever knew it would bring enjoyment (value and worth) to my life I first held it in a cup. However, my paper coffee cup could not deliver its value unless there was a coffee collar to put around it. Why? Frequently, my coffee is so hot that just holding it in a paper cup results in my hand getting scorched. One of these items exists because it brings value to others…just like people.
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The only reason Sumatran coffee exist is that it brings value to the world. The genetics of the bean combined with its own personal life experiences are required for this coffee to be the best it can be. It would not exist unless someone appreciated its remarkable taste and contribution. And…millions of cups have been served delivering on its value and desirability. In fact, the only reason it does exist is because it inherently, innately has value and worth. Starbucks even says about it, “Coffee from Sumatra is the foundation of our most treasured blends, and something we’ve been honored to share with you for four decades.”
However, if it were not for my coffee cup Sumatran coffee would have no value to me at all. My coffee cup (paper or otherwise) exists for a reason and that is so I can drink my coffee without getting it all over me or getting burned. If said cup brought no value it would not be here. It played a needed and critical role in the process I engaged to determine if I would even ascribe value to Sumatran coffee in the first place. Before I ever knew it would bring enjoyment (value and worth) to my life I first held it in a cup. However, my paper coffee cup could not deliver its value unless there was a coffee collar to put around it. Why? Frequently, my coffee is so hot that just holding it in a paper cup results in my hand getting scorched. One of these items exists because it brings value to others…just like people.
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You and I exist because we bring worth, significance, importance and substance to the world. Period. We are no mistake in a community of no mistakes. That’s not to say we don’t make a few because we certainly make our fair share. I suppose mistakes are to us like weeds to Costa Rican coffee. In the overall spectrum of life or with the proper roasting, the weeds make us more palatable with more value to offer the people near us. Weeds and mistakes properly handled turn ordinary coffee plants and people into extraordinary complex flavors with hints of spice and aged wisdom that read as brandied fruits, brownies and the best sweet chocolate.
There are many places in this world where we connect, have a role to fulfill and a powerful contribution to make…a dream to be lived. We bring a unique set of given and life crafted qualities that our family, friends, loved ones, co-workers and associates desperately need. You are here because you are valuable, worth it, priceless. You deliver your exclusive, exceptional, incomparable message by your mere existence not only uncompromised by the weeds but more compelling because of them.
There are many places in this world where we connect, have a role to fulfill and a powerful contribution to make…a dream to be lived. We bring a unique set of given and life crafted qualities that our family, friends, loved ones, co-workers and associates desperately need. You are here because you are valuable, worth it, priceless. You deliver your exclusive, exceptional, incomparable message by your mere existence not only uncompromised by the weeds but more compelling because of them.
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