However, each one reacted differently.

然而，它们的反应却各不相同。

The potato went in strong, hard, and unrelenting, but in boiling water, it became soft and weak.

土豆一开始强壮、坚硬、不屈不挠，但是在沸水中，它却变得软弱。

The egg was fragile, with the thin outer shell protecting its liquid interior until it was put in the boiling water. Then the inside of the egg became hard.

鸡蛋易碎，只有外面那层薄壳保护着里面的蛋液。当鸡蛋被放进沸水之后，鸡蛋内部就变硬了。

However, the ground coffee beans were unique. After they were exposed to the boiling water, they changed the water and created something new.

然而，研磨过的咖啡豆却很独特。把它们放进沸水中之后，它们改变了水，创造了新的事物。

“Which are you,” he asked his daughter. “When adversity knocks on your door, how do you respond? Are you a potato, an egg, or a coffee bean? “

“你是哪一种呢?”他问女儿。“当不幸降临时，你该如何应对?你是一枚土豆、一颗鸡蛋还是一粒咖啡豆?”

Moral: In life, things happen around us, things happen to us, but the only thing that truly matters is what happens within us.

寓意：生活中，事情发生在我们身边，发生在我们身上，不过他们的好坏则完全取决于我们自身。

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