一群事业有成的校友聚到一起去拜访年迈的大学老师,很快,他们的话题就转到了对工作、生活压力的抱怨上。老师去厨房给客人们端来一大壶咖啡和各式各样的咖啡杯:陶瓷的、塑料的和玻璃的,有些咖啡杯外表普通,有些则昂贵精致,老师叫学生们自己拿热咖啡。当所有学生都端起一杯咖啡后,老师说:“你们可以注意一下,所有好看昂贵的咖啡杯都被拿走了,剩下的全是便宜普通的。是的,这很正常,你们都想为自己争取最好的,但这正是问题和压力的来源。你们真正想要的是咖啡而不是咖啡杯,但你们却有意识地去拿更好的咖啡杯,并且还密切地关注彼此手中的咖啡杯。” A group of well-educated alumni came together to visit the aged university teacher. Soon, their topic turned to complaints about the pressure of work and life. The teacher went to the kitchen to bring a large pot of coffee and various kinds of coffee cups to guests: ceramic, plastic and glass. Some coffee cups were ordinary and some were expensive and delicate. The teacher asked the students to bring hot coffee. When all the students put up a cup of coffee, the teacher said: “You can take care that all the good-looking expensive coffee cups have been taken away. The rest is all cheap and common. Yes, this is normal, you all Want to fight for the best for yourself, but this is the source of problems and stress. What you really want is coffee instead of coffee cup, but you consciously get better coffee cups, and also pay close attention to each other’s hands. Coffee cup.”