A carrot, an egg and a cup of coffee

A young woman went to her mother and told her about her life and how things were so hard for her. She did not know how she was going to make it and wanted to give up. She was tired of fighting and struggling. It seemed as though just as one problem was solved, a new one arose.

Her mother took her to the kitchen. She filled three pots with water and placed each on a high fire. Soon the pots came to a boil.

In the first, she placed carrots, in the second she placed eggs, and in the last she placed ground coffee beans. She let them sit and boil, without saying a word.

Man Jadda wa Jadda

Dikalangan santri mahfudhat ini mungkin sudah tak asing lagi, bisa jadi karena saking mudahnya untuk dihafal dan dilafalkan, sehingga seolah-olah maknanya menjadi biasa-biasa saja, keluarbiasaanya sirna, sedangkan sisanya hanya tulisan dalam kitab dan lebihnya merupakan rekaman yang terpatri dalam memori bersangkutan masing-masing saja.