A boy complained to the teacher about the difficulties of life-he came from a poor family, while going to school, while taking care of older and sickly parents and younger siblings.
The wealthy classmates in the class have no pressure all day and play carefree.
Regarding this, he felt that life was unfair, and became dejected and complained constantly.
The teacher brought an egg and a carrot, handed it to the boy, and asked, "Which one do you think is harder?"
The boy replied without thinking: "Of course it is the radish, because the eggs can be crushed by hand." Then the teacher put the eggs and the radish into the pot, added some water, and covered the lid and boiled in water.
After a while, the teacher opened the lid. At this time, the radish had been boiled and soft, but the egg had hardened. The liquid in the eggshell became solid, and even if the egg broke, it would not flow out.
teacher said to the boy:
"Earlier, many people were like this radish. They looked hard on the outside, but in the face of a difficult life, they gradually lost their confidence and strength and became weak easily."
Then, the teacher took out the egg from the pot and said:
"But eggs are different. Although they are inherently fragile, they become harder after the baptism of boiling water. Some people look weak and can't help but become harder and stronger after the baptism of life and the temper of adversity."