He called Hopi to kitchen. Then he boiled water in 3 different pots and asked Hopi to put an egg in the first pan, a potato in the second and tea leaves into the third.

He then instructed Hopi to keep an eye on all three items for 10 minutes. After 10 minutes, he took out the egg, potato and strained the tea in a cup.

He asks Hopi to peel the egg and potatoes. Hopi happily did it.As he peeled the egg and potato, Hopi saw that egg and potato had changed.

His father then explained “All the three items were put in the same boiling water but they all reacted differently. The fragile egg came out hard, the tough potato turned soft and the tea leaves changed the water into something beautiful with their aroma and flavour.”

Hopi was confused on what his father was trying to tell him, “This is how life works.” continued his father. “Life puts everyone in tough situations. It’s up to you to decide how you will come out of it. You be a potato, an egg, or tea leaves, bring out the best for everyone even in the tough situation” he asked Hopi as he smiled.

Moral of the story: It’s not what happens to you, it’s how you react to it that matters.