Lesson learned from this coffee maker ratings
Monday, December 1st, 2008One of the strongest word that impresses me as I read the coffee maker ratings is “can you rate love?”. No, I do not think you can rate love and from there I also change my perception on how one should be rating coffee makers.
But, first what has this got to do with my daily rant about how life and coffee makers are similar. Well, consider this: in coffee maker ratings, we look for numbers to justify how good a coffee machine is, but the truth is, that alone does not ensure a great coffee.
It is the moment spend with a love one that would give one a great coffee -that is a undeniable fact. Similarly, when we are going through life, we often look at the material things that highlight whether one has “make it”, and use it as a measurement of success.
The recent financial crisis has shown that “what it seens, might not be what it is”! Imagine, a century old financial institution collapsing within days and many big institutions brought to their knees.
It seems impossible but looks can be deceiving. How they came down might be discussed in another rant probably known as greed, but in this section, I would be focusing on the looks can be deceiving and dangerous.
Many people in order to make the impression that they have arrived or make it, live in big houses, drive big cars and live lavishly. In the end, when situation happens, once they lose their only means of livelihood, they lost everything.
Things you have does not the measure the level of your success, it is the moments you have with your love ones that matters!
Reading the coffee maker ratings, most contributors did not talk about the great machines that they have. Most of them touches on the moments enjoyed with their love ones. Which I think is something we can draw from in one living.
Material stuff are the means to enjoy the moments with your love ones. But the enjoyment is the end, is the result that you want. So, even without those material stuff, you can still enjoy the moments, then why would you be so bother with the material stuff?
**Note: Perhaps the author of the site think that money should not be an issue when it comes to enjoying coffee, he is giving a ebook on free coffee for every story that you contribute, that is what i call a sweet deal…
