·Jerome·
Adaughterplaioherfatheraboutherlifeandhowthingsweresohardforher.Shedidnotknowhowshewasgoingtomakeitandwaogiveup.Shewastiredoffightingandstruggling.Itseemedasoneproblemwassolvedanewonearose.
Herfather，acook，tookhertothekit.Hefilledthreepotswithwaterandplacedeaahighfire.Sooscametoaboil.Inoneheplacedcarrots，inthesedheplacedeggs，andinthelastheplacedgroundcoffeebeans.Heletthemsitandboil，withoutsayingaword.
Thedaughtersuckedherteethandimpatientlywaited，wwhathewasdoing.Inabouttwentyminutesheturnedofftheburners.Hefishedthecarrotsoutandplacedtheminabowl.Hepulledtheeggsoutandplacedthemabowl.Thenheladledthecoffeeoutandplaceditinamug.Turningtoherheasked，“Darling，whatdoyousee?”
“Carrots，eggs，andcoffee，”shereplied.
Hebroughthercloserandaskedhertofeelthecarrots.Shedidandhattheyweresoft.Hethenaskedhertotakeaneggandbreakit.Afterpullingofftheshell，sheobservedthehard-boiledegg.Finally，heaskedhertosipthecoffee.Shesmiled，asshetasteditsricharoma.
“Whatdoesitmean，Father?”Shehumblyasked.
Heexplaihateachofthemhadfacedthesameadversity，boilingwater，buteachreacteddifferently.Thecarrotwentinstrong，hard，anduing.Butafterbeingsubjectedtotheboilingwater，itsoftenedandbecameweak.Theegghadbeenfragile.Itsthinoutershellhadprotecteditsliquidinterior.Butaftersittingthroughtheboilingwater，itsinsidebecamehardehegroundcoffeebeanswereunique，however.Aftertheywereintheboilingwater，theyhadgedthewater.