A girl grumbled to her father about her hard life. She didn't know what she had to do and wanted to give up. She felt tired for fighting and fighting. One problem had been finished but the other overcame.

Her father, a cook, took her into the kitchen. He poured water into three pans and boiled them. After boiling, in the first pan was put some carrots, the second was put some eggs and the last was put with coffee. He waited for them for a few minutes without any words from his mouth. 

The girl closed her mouth and waited impatiently, confused by what her father did. After approximately 20 minutes, her father turned off the stove, took out the carrots and put them in a bowl. He took the eggs and put them in a bowl. After that the coffee was poured into a cup. 

Turning back to his daughter, he asked, "My sweet heart, what do you see?" "Carrots, eggs, and coffee," she replied. 

Her father told her to close her eyes and asked her to touch the carrots. She did and felt that the carrots were soft. After that he asked her to take the eggs and break them. After peeling them, she got the eggs, cooked and hard. The last, the father asked her to smell the coffee. She asked, "What's the meaning, Father?" 

He explained that each had suffered the same unfortunate experience - the boiling water, but each had a different reaction. The strong and hard carrots had become soft and weak after being in the boiling water. 

The fragile eggs with thin epidermis covering the liquid interior became hard after cooked. The coffee grounds were very unique, but they could change water. "Who are you?" asked her father, "When calamity knocks at your door, what is your reaction? Are you carrots, eggs, or coffee?"