Life imitate coffee makers…

One 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…

Do you like to read reviews? I love them and if I am looking for a new coffee maker, I would definitely read through some coffee maker reviews and see what the experts are saying about the latest coffee machines around.

And of course, I would take their comments seriously. If they say one model is good, even without looking at the model, I would purchase it. Does this sound familiar to you? Have you ever read movie reviews or any other reviews and share the same thoughts with the experts or gurus?

This is what is known as living in the shadow of others. How often have we worshipped idols, read articles by famous writers and even adopt the thinking of others as our own. Not only do we loses out personality but also values when we adopt such mental model.

Recently, a coffee maker review is a fresh start and something which I think we should take a leaf from. This review does not talk about coffee machine, it shares about how to have the perfect coffee experience.

But, do you know that this author actually have it all figure out! Enjoying coffee is never about the best coffee machine or the most expensive coffee maker. It is the moment that you enjoyed with your love one. That moment can never be replaced by any machine.

Similarly, if you are living life, live it with daily learnings and change your life as your experience different aspect of life. In fact, the best way to live life is to live as if it is your last.

The sad thing about life is its over-reliant on material wealth and many people are living life trying to earn enough dough to retire. But, what are you retiring from? Work? If you adopt a different mindset, that of living each day as the last , laughing at different aspect of life, pursuing each moment with your love ones, what is there to retire from?

The shadow of coffee maker reviews are that of the world and the over glorification of wealth. If you live in this shadow, there would be no retirement, because you would always be pursuing “something”, life is about living the experience…