A group of classmates got together to visit their old teacher.
These classmates all had good jobs and made lots of money. They talked happily. Then their talk soon turned to the 1 in work and life. The teacher went to the kitchen and came back with a large pot of coffee and 2 cups. The teacher told them to help themselves to the coffee.
When all the students had a cup of coffee in hand, the teacher said, "Can you notice that all of you took nice-looking expensive cups, leaving behind the plain (平常的) and cheap ones. You 3 want the best for yourselves, and that is exactly the source (根源) of your problems."
"What all of you really wanted was coffee, not the cup, but you went for the best cups and then began 4 each other's cups."
"Now think about this: life is the coffee, and the jobs, money and position in society are the cups. They are just tools to hold, and do not change the life. Sometimes, by caring only about the cups, we 5 to enjoy the coffee. So don't let the cups drive you, and enjoy the coffee instead."
