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　　A group of graduates got together to visit their old university professor．While talking about the present-day 　　1　　 topic－Happiness, the conversation soon turned into complaints about 　　2　　 in work and life．Offering his 　　3　　 coffee, the professor went to the kitchen and 　　4　　 with a large pot of coffee and a 　　5　　 of cups－porcelain(瓷), plastic, glass, crystal(水晶), some plain-looking, some expensive, some beautiful－telling them to 　　6　　 themselves to the coffee．

　　Seeing all the students had a cup of coffee in hand, the professor said, “if you have 　　7　　, all the nice-looking expensive cups have been 　　8　　 , leaving behind the plain and cheap ones．While it is 　　9　　 for you to want：only the best for yourselves, that is the 　　10　　 of your problems and stress．”

　　“　　11　　 the cup itself adds no quality to the coffee．In most cases it is just more expensive and in some cases even hides what we drink．　　12　　 all of you really want is coffee, not the cup．　　13　　 you consciously went for the best cups…．And then you began 　　14　　 each other's cups．”

　　“Now consider this：　　15　　 is the coffee; the jobs, money and position in society are the cups．They are just 　　16　　 to hold and contain life, and the type of cup we have does not define, nor change the 　　17　　 of life we live．Sometimes, by focusing only on the cup, we 　　18　　 to enjoy the coffee．So, value the coffee, not the cups! Don't let the cups drive you．　　19　　 , enjoy the coffee．”

　　It's true that the 　　20　　 people don't have the best of everything．They just make the best of everything,

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　　A group of graduates got together to visit their old university professor．They talked about the 　　1　　 topic-happiness．But soon their conversation turned into complaints about 　　2　　 in work and life．

　　To offer his guests coffee, the professor went to the kitchen and 　　3　　 with a large pot of coffee and a variety of 　　4　　－plastic, glass, metal, porcelain(陶瓷), som plain-looking some very 　　5　　．The professor told his students to help themselves to hot coffee．

　　When all the students had a cup of coffee in 　　6　　．the professor said："lf you have noticed, all the nice-looking 　　7　　．cups were taken, leaving behind the plain and cheap ones．While it is 　　8　　 for you to want only the best for Yourbelves, that is the 　　9　　 of your problems and stress．The professor continued," Believe that the cup itself adds no 　　10　　 to the coffee．ln most cases it is just more expensive and in some cases it even 　　11　　 what we drink．What all of you 　　12　　 wanted was coffee, not the cup, but you consciously went 　　13　　 the best cups．Now 　　14　　 this：life is coffee, the jobs, money, and 　　15　　 in society are the cups9 which are just tools to hold and 　　16　　 life, and the different typesof cups we have don't decide, nor 　　17　　 the quality oflife．lf we concentrate only on the cups, we will 　　18　　 to enjoy the coffee in it．So don't let the cups 　　19　　 you…enjoy the coffee instead．"

　　At these words, the graduates looked at each other in 　　20　　 embarrassment．

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In the days when an ice cream sundae cost much less, a 10-year-old boy entered a hotel coffee shop and sat at a table．A waitress put a glass of water in front of him．“How much is an ice cream sundae?” “Fifty cents,” replied the waitress．The little boy pulled his hand out of his pocket and studied a number of coins in it．“How much is a dish of plain ice cream?” he required．Some people were now waiting for a table and the waitress was a bit impatient．“Thirty-five cents,” she said rudely．The little boy again counted the coins．“I’ll have the plain ice cream,” he said．The waitress brought the ice cream, put the bill on the table and walked away．The boy finished the ice cream, paid the bill and departed．When the waitress came back, she began wiping down the table and then swallowed hard at what she saw．There, placed nearly beside the empty dish, were two five-cent coins and five one-cent coins－her tip．

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