有哲理的英文小故事——兔子、狐狸与狼

第一篇：有哲理的英文小故事——兔子、狐狸与狼

One sunny day a rabbit came out of her hole in the ground to enjoy the fine weather.The day was so nice that she became careless and a fox snuck up behind her and caught her.“I am going to eat you for lunch!” said the fox.“Wait!” replied the rabbit.“Oh yeah? Why should I wait?”

“Well, I am just finishing my thesis on 'The Superiority of Rabbits over Foxes and Wolves.'”

“Are you crazy? I should eat you right now!Everybody knows that a fox will always win over a rabbit.”

“Not according to my research.If you like, you can come into my hole and read it for yourself.”

“You really are crazy!” But since the fox was curious, he went with the rabbit.The fox never came out.A few days later the rabbit was again taking a break from writing and sure enough, a wolf came out of the bushes and was ready to set upon her.“Wait!” yelled the rabbit, “you can't eat me right now.”

“And why might that be?”

“I am almost finished writing my thesis on 'The Superiority of Rabbits over Foxes and Wolves.'

” The wolf laughed: “Maybe I shouldn't eat you;you really are sick...in the head.”

“Come and read it for yourself;you can eat me afterward if you disagree with my conclusions.”

So the wolf went down into the rabbit's hole and never came out.The rabbit finished her thesis and was out celebrating in the local lettuce patch.Another rabbit came along and asked, “What's up? You seem very happy.”

“Yup, I just finished my thesis.”

“Congratulations.What's it about?”

“'The Superiority of Rabbits over Foxes and Wolves.'”

“Are you sure? That doesn't sound right.”

“Oh yes.Come and read it for yourself.”

So together they went down into the rabbit's hole.As they entered, the friend saw the typical graduate abode, albeit a rather messy one after writing a thesis.And to the right there was a pile of fox bones, on the left a pile of wolf bones.And in the middle was a large, well-fed lion, who was the rabbit's advisor.The moral of the story is: the title of your thesis doesn't matter;all that matters is who your advisor is.改编版中文译著：

在一个充满阳光的午后，一只兔子从她的洞里出来享受大好天气。

天气好得让她失去警觉，一只狐狸尾随其后，抓住了她。

“我要把你当午餐吃掉！”狐狸说。

“慢着！”兔子答道。“你应该至少等个几天。” “喔？是吗？为什么我要等？” “嗯，我正在完成我的博士论文。”

“哈，那是个很蠢的理由。你的论文题目是什么？” “我正在写《兔子比狐狸的优越性》。”

“你疯了吗？我应该现在就把你吃了！大家都知道狐狸总是比免子强的。”

“根据我的研究，并不尽然。如果你想的话，你可以来我洞里，自己读它。如果你不能被说服，你可以把我当午餐吃了。”

“你真的疯了！”但狐狸很好奇，而且读读论文也不会损失什么，就跟兔子进去了。狐狸再也没有出来。

几天以后兔子又出来休息。一只狼从树丛中出来并准备吃她。

“慢着！”兔子叫道。“你现在不能吃我。”

“为什么呢？我毛绒绒的开胃菜。”

“我的论文《兔子比狐狸与狼的优越性》几乎要完成了。”

狼笑得太厉害，以致于松开抓住兔子的手。

“也许我不应该吃你。你的脑子真的有病，你可能有某种传染病。” “你可以自己来读它。如果你不同意我的结论，你可以把我吃掉。” 于是狼跟兔子进洞里去，再也没有出来。

又过了些日子，兔子写累了出窝晒太阳。

这时候一只老虎跑过来抓住了它。这个庞然大物幸灾乐祸地看着兔子说：“我准备先吃了你，然后边日光浴边听你的骨头讲《兔子比狐狸与狼与老虎的优越性》”。

“且慢”，兔子很镇静地说，“显然你具有推理的头脑，而事实上这正是我下一步的构思。通过我对狐狸和狼的研究表明，他们其实不配和兔子做比较。我已经将新论文的理论部分完成了。所以如果可以的话，我对你作一个interview, 以补充实证方面的不足。”

老虎其实也接受过高等教育，虽然他取得树林之王的地位是靠了深更半夜在中关村旁一个小旮旯角从蟑螂夫妇那里讨价还价一个小时廉价买了一个政治学研究生文凭。

老虎表达了对于这个构思的兴趣（无法肯定他是否希望将这个兔子的仅有的文化遗产据为己有，据老虎的副手猎豹酒后言，他正在张罗枪手代作博士论文。注意：这表明了动物世界文凭竞争的严峻形势。），“那么你是否又要邀请我去你的臭兔窝子？好吧，我可以陪你聊聊，然后边看论文边用你下酒”。

于是老虎跟兔子进洞里去，并且再也没有出来。

兔子终于完成她的论文，并出来在莴苣丛中庆祝。

另一只兔子过来问她：“什么事？你看起来很快乐。” “是啊，我刚刚完成我的论文。”

“恭喜！主题是？”

“《兔子比狐狸与狼与老虎与狮子的优越性》。” “真的吗？听起来不太对。” “喔！进来自己读。”

所以他们一起进洞里去。

当他们进去时，朋友看到的是一个典型的研究生的窝，一团乱，除了臭袜子还有几本黄色读物。存放这部具争议性的论文的计算机在一个角落，在右边有一迭狐狸骨头，在左边有一迭狼的骨头，而在中间，是躺在血泊中的一只巨大的狮子和一只巨大的老虎。

这个故事告诉我们：你论文的题目并不重要。重要的是，谁是你的指导教授。而更重要的是，如果你不搞翻你的指导教授，你就没有出头之日。

第二篇：兔子吃狼的故事,小故事大哲理

兔子吃狼的故事，小故事大哲理

一天，一只兔子在山洞前写文章，一只狼走了过来，问：“兔子啊，你在干什么？”答曰：“写文章。”问：“什么题目？”答曰：“《浅谈兔子是怎样吃掉狼的》。”狼哈哈大笑，表示不信，于是兔子把狼领进山洞。过了一会，兔子独自走出山洞，继续写文章。一只野猪走了过来，问：“兔子你在写什么？”答：“文章。”问：“题目是什么？”答：“《浅谈兔子是如何把野猪吃掉的》。”野猪不信，于是同样的事情发生。最后，在山洞里，一只狮子在一堆白骨之间，满意的剔着牙读着兔子交给它的文章，题目：“《一只动物，能力大小关键要看你的老板是谁》。”评:说的是员工的技巧，其实也可以用在那些初创企业的创业者身上，因为在市场上，相对很多大型企业来说，就是狮子和兔子的关系，如何与他们合作相处或者说不被竞争者吃掉也是一门很深学问。这只兔子有次不小心告诉了他的一个兔子朋友，这消息逐渐在森林中传播；狮子知道后非常生气，他告诉兔子：“如果这个星期没有食物进洞，我就吃你。”于是兔子继续在洞口写文章。一只小鹿走过来，“兔子，你在干什么啊？”“写文章！”“什么题目？”“《浅谈兔子是怎样吃掉狼》”！“哈哈，这个事情全森林都知道啊，你别胡弄我了，我是不会进洞的”，兔子曰：“我马上要退休了，狮子说要找个人顶替我，难道你不想这篇文章的兔子变成小鹿么？” 小鹿想了想，终于忍不住诱惑，跟随兔子走进洞里。过了一会，兔子独自走出山洞，继续写文章。一只小马走过来，同样是事情发生了。最后，在山洞里，一只狮子在一堆白骨之间，满意的剔着牙读着兔子交给它的文章，题目是：《如何发展下线动物为老板提供食物》。评：这里其实谈的是一个欺骗手段，并没有讲发展动物下线去提供食物，但是这个题目应该是很有启发的，可以改成《如何发展合作伙伴为企业提供食物》。没有合作伙伴企业是做不大的，现在是竞争协作时代，每个企业不可能把所有的事情做完，必须依靠合作伙伴才能找到企业充足的食物.随着时间的推移，狮子越长越大，兔子的食物已远远不能填饱肚子。一日，他告诉兔子：“我的食物量要加倍，例如：原来4天一只小鹿，现在要2天一只，如果一周之内改变不了局面我就吃你。于是，兔子离开洞口，跑进森林深处，他见到一只狼：“你相信兔子能轻松吃掉狼吗？”狼哈哈大笑，表示不信，于是兔子把狼领进山洞。过了一会，兔子独自走出山洞，继续进入森林深处，这回他碰到一只野猪----“你相信兔子能轻松吃掉野猪吗？”野猪不信，于是同样的事情发生了。原来森林深处的动物并不知道兔子和狮子的故事！最后，在山洞里，一只狮子在一堆白骨之间，满意的剔着牙读着兔子交给它的文章，题目是：《如何实现由坐商到行商的转型为老板提供更多的食物》。

个人修养 | 2013-11-25 21:26

第三篇：简单有哲理小故事

简单有哲理小故事（精选10篇）

人们总是容易对自己的幸福熟视无睹，喜欢把眼睛看向别人的幸福。其实，你所拥有的正是别人所羡慕的。知识能给你带来更多思考方式，但是经验可以让你更快地解决问题。今天小编在这给大家整理了一些简单有哲理小故事（精选10篇），我们一起来看看吧!

简单有哲理小故事1

狐狸与苹果树

苹果快要成熟之时，一只老狐狸每天晚上都要来到一棵苹果树下张望注视那可爱的苹果。一连数日，这只老狐猪都极有耐心地仰望着那美妙可爱的苹果馋得垂涎欲滴。

苹果树为此极为困惑地问道：“你在这儿等什么呢?”

老狐狸回答道：“我在等待你树上的苹果掉下来。”

苹果树说道：“你这不是做梦吧!你这样苦苦地等待有什么用呢?不久你就会后悔的。”

老狐狸说道：“我有目的地等待，我并非在做梦;我从不做无用的事，我知道只要你的果子成熟了，它就会自然而然地掉下来，所以我要一直耐心地等待着你的果子掉落下来;我既然决定在这里耐心地等待，我就不会后悔的。”

苹果树听了老狐狸的话，它感到极为好笑，它笑到禁不住全身都晃动起来，它树上的一些熟透了的苹果便掉到了地上，老狐狸轻而易举地得到了那美妙可爱的苹果。

老狐狸随后对苹果树说道：“你瞧，我老谋深算，这样执著地等待，我现在不是如愿以偿地得到你树上的那些美妙的果子了吗?”

正确地耐心等待，必然会有美好的收获!

简单有哲理小故事2

不死鸟与不死草

有一种鸟叫不死鸟，它不管寒冬腊月、冰天雪日，每天都要在天空上飞翔。

有一种草叫不死草，它不论烈日炎炎、严寒霜雪，无时无望都呈现出一派翠绿。

有一天，一只不死鸟飞到一株不死草面前问道：“朋友，你难道真的不会死亡吗?”

不死草回答道：“生死是自然的规律，我有生有死，生命衰老时也会死亡。”

不死鸟问道：“人们为何叫你不死草呢?”

不死草回答道：“我生时，无时无刻都呈现出一派翠绿，死时也表现出翠绿的形象，我的子子孙孙都永远保持着翠绿的形象，所以人们叫我不死草。”

不死鸟赞叹道：“原来你总是永葆着翠绿的美好形象，不死的是美好的形象呀!你真不愧为一株美丽的不死草呀!”

随后不死草对不死鸟问道：“朋友，你难道真的不会死亡吗?”

不死鸟回答道：“生列旨必然的规律，我也有生有死，生命衰老时也会死亡。”

不死草问道：“人们为何叫你不死草呢?”

不死鸟回答道：“我生时，无论何时何处，无论怎样的恶劣环境，每天都要向着天空飞翔，快要死时也在天空上飞翔，我的子子孙孙都永远保持着飞翔的精神，所以人们叫我不死鸟。”

不死草赞美道：“原来你总是永荷着飞翔的美好精神，不死的是美好的精神呀!你真愧为一只可爱的不死鸟呀!”

不死的常常是形象，不配的往往是精神!

简单有哲理小故事3

狮子与豹子

豹子向狮子说道：“朋友，我惊憾你才智超群的本领，坚韧不拔的毅力，无所畏惧的勇气，你永远值得我崇拜与学习呀!”

狮子说道：“朋友，我也惊叹你出类拔萃的`速度，沉着稳重的耐心，无畏一切的勇气，你也永远值得我崇敬与学习呀!”

豹子说道：“可是我在力量与智慧上都不如你呀!你是我学习的榜样。”

狮子说道：“可是我在力量与耐心上都不如你呀!你是我学习的楷模。”

豹子赞叹道：“其实你各方面都比我完美，然而你还是这样谦逊好学、自强不息，怪不得你能成为兽中之王呀!”

狮子说道：“其实你各方面都比我出色，然而你还是这样谦逊好学、自强不止，怪不得你能成为奔跑之王呀!”

谦逊才受益!好学才完美!自强才强盛!

简单有哲理小故事4

狗熊与蜻蜓

有一次，一头狗熊与一只老虎争斗，它被老虎打得头破血流。狗熊逃到一棵大树下，它躺在地上喃喃细语。一只蜻蜓看见了这情景，它便询问狗熊在做什么。狗熊告诉蜻蜓——自己在这树下发誓立志有朝一日一定要打败老虎。

过了一段时间，这头狗熊与一只大象争斗，它又被大象打得头破血流。狗熊又逃到那棵大树下，它躺在地上微微经语。恰巧那只蜻蜓又看见这情景，它询问狗熊又在做什么。狗熊告诉蜻蜓——自己在这树下发誓立志有朝一日一定要打败大象。

蜻蜓说道：“你常常立志有何用呢?你就是天天在这儿立志，自己不发奋努力，也无法如愿以偿，你永远也只能是一头无能为力的狗熊。”

常立志，往往志难成!

简单有哲理小故事5

隐形的财富

有个大学教授，中年得子。免不了对儿子过分宠爱，儿子在他的溺爱下变得任性、浮躁、不爱学习。

当教授发现儿子不学无术的时候，他已经老了，管不住儿子。一气之下教授病倒了，弥留之际，他把儿子叫到身边。

颤抖着拿着一叠书稿道：“儿呀!我把我一生的财富都隐藏在这本书稿里，你只要认真的研究、参详，就能找到。”说完老教授去世了。

儿子为了得到教师的财富，拿着书稿看了看，可他看不懂，只好先去学习基本知识，一边学一边看。看的很吃力，可他只要一想起能够得到财富，浑身就充满着力量。

等到他把父亲的书稿完全研究透的时候，他发现书稿里根本就没有财富。他很沮丧，恨父亲骗他。就在他恼怒的时候，他接到了很多大学的重金聘请函，聘请他去大学任教。

这一刻他才明白，什么才是父亲留给他的真正财富。

简单有哲理小故事6

钥匙和钥匙扣

一把钥匙整天被钥匙扣栓着很郁闷，他经常唉声叹气自言自语的说：“哎!我可真不幸，老是被钥匙扣拴着一点自由都没有。”

钥匙扣听了也不吭声，依旧牢牢地绑住钥匙。

直到有一天，主人喝多了酒，咧咧跄跄往回走时，钥匙扣被撞开了。钥匙瞧准这个机会赶紧挣脱了钥匙扣的铁圈，高呼：“我自由了……我自由了……”然后他啪嗒落在了地上，一骨碌掉进了暗沟里。

就在他兴高采烈的庆祝自己自由的时候，他瞧见主人走了。他急忙高呼：“主人，我在这了，你别把我丢了呀!”可他的呼叫声主人一点也没听见。

于是钥匙只能躺在暗沟里，每天被数十双脚踩来踩去十分痛苦，他不由得开始怀念和钥匙扣在一起的日子，有钥匙扣的保护，他永远被主人重视，可如今，他哭了。

简单有哲理小故事7

飞蛾扑火

在很久很久以前，飞蛾、苍蝇还有蚊子是最好的朋友，它们共同的爱好就是喜欢光亮，哪里有光它们就喜欢呆在哪里。

这一天，三个好朋友在一起聊天。

蚊子和苍蝇对飞蛾说：“我们发现了一处非常光亮的地方。”

飞蛾惊讶地问道：“真的吗?在哪里，我也要去看看。”

蚊子和苍蝇说：“好呀!你跟我们来。”说着蚊子和苍蝇带路，它们飞进了一户人家，蚊子指着灶膛说：“瞧!灶膛里很亮吧?只是不能靠近。”

苍蝇点点道：“是呀，靠的太近会被烧死了。”

飞蛾见苍蝇和蚊子都不敢靠近，正是自己显示能耐的时候，于是飞蛾轻蔑地一笑道：“你们也太胆小了吧!看我的……”说完飞蛾冲着熊熊燃烧火光昂头扑了上去。

蚊子和苍蝇在后面拼命的喊，可来不及了，飞蛾已经火烧成了灰烬。

简单有哲理小故事8

老人与小孩

爷爷带着小孙子在门口玩，小孙子好奇地摸着自己的头发问：“爷爷，为什么我的头发是黑色的，你的头发是白色的?”

老人感慨地说道：“因为我年纪大了，接受了岁月的洗礼，本来黑色的头发在快乐、忧愁、烦恼、思虑中，逐渐由黑变白。”

小孙子似懂非懂的点点头，继续问：“可是爷爷为什么我不长胡子?”

爷爷笑了笑说“因为你还没长大，就像你身边这棵小树苗，刚长出树干，而我就像小树边上的大树已经开枝散叶，浑身都是岁月的痕迹。哎!爷爷说这些你还不懂，等你长大了，经历了成功喜悦与失败痛苦，你就会明白的。”

“爷爷，那你一定经历了许多，能告诉我吗?这样我就可以避免失败，直接成功了。”小孙子天真地问。

爷爷摇着头回答：“生活呀!是没有捷径的，你必须亲自去经历。”

“可是爷爷难道你就不可以在我未经历的之前，提前告诉我该怎么做才不会失败?”小孙子不解地问。

“傻孩子，生活没是有提起预知的，以后不管是成功还是失败，都必须亲身经历过、实践过，才是完整的人生。”

“噢!要是我失败了可怎么办呀?”小孙子沮丧地说道。

“孩子，那就准备接受另一个失败，在不断的失败中，积累成功的经验。”

简单有哲理小故事9

公鸡与蜗牛

有一只小公鸡在散步时，遇见一只蜗牛。小公鸡想吃了蜗牛，可蜗牛把身体缩在硬硬的壳里，小公鸡很难下嘴。

小公鸡想了想对蜗牛行了一个礼说：“蜗牛先生，你真酷，身上的壳可真够时尚的。”

蜗牛听了夸奖很骄傲，它伸出一点点头说：“这其实不算什么，我还有个不为人知的绝技。”

“真的吗??”小公鸡惊讶地问。

“你不信?”小蜗牛有点生气，大声说：“喂!呆头呆脑的小公鸡，你听好了，我的绝技就是能一边走一边留下一条印记，不仔细看谁也看不见，这样我就不会迷路了!”

小公鸡听了连连摇头说：“这……我可不信，除非亲眼所见。”

“这有何难!”蜗牛说着探出了身子，背着重重的壳向前走去，果然在它身后出现了一道淡淡的水印。

小公鸡高声赞美着。

蜗牛更自豪了，把身体大半伸出了壳外，还没等炫耀，小公鸡一下子扑上来把蜗牛给吃了。

简单有哲理小故事10

两棵树

在大森林里有棵参天大树，它的身边生长着一棵小树苗。

大树常常以教育的口吻说：“哎呦!我说孩子，你不要随风摇摆，这样你的根会松动的。”

小树本来正和风玩得开心，听大树这么一说非常沮丧的说：“哎呀!我知道了。”

不久一只蝴蝶飞在小树周围，小树伸着枝丫去和蝴蝶玩耍。

大树又阻止道：“孩子你在干嘛?你不知道随便伸展身体会长歪吗?再不许乱动了。”

小树听完嘟着嘴，心想你不就是长的高长的大吗?有什么了不起，老是教导我，真烦人。小树对大树是越来越反感，对它的话也爱理不理。

就这样它一天天长大，最后长得比大树还高，还壮，还挺，他很高傲，瞧着身边的小树总是忍不住说上它们几句。

有一天它见身边的小树苗正在随风摇摆，它忍不住出口阻止，在小树不耐烦的眼神中，它惊讶于自己不知道什么时候成了让小树讨厌的大树。

第四篇：兔子与狼的故事 启示

《兔子与狼的故事》

一天，一只兔子在山洞前写文章，一只狼走了过来，问：“兔子啊，你在干什么？” 答曰：“写文章。”问：“什么题目？”答曰：“《浅谈兔子是怎样吃掉狼的》。”狼哈哈大笑，表示不信，于是兔子把狼领进山洞。

过了一会，兔子独自走出山洞，继续写文章。一只野猪走了过来，问：“兔子你在写什么？” 答：“文章。”问：“题目是什么？” 答：《浅谈兔子是如何把野猪吃掉的》。野猪不信，于是同样的事情发生。最后，在山洞里，一只狮子在一堆白骨之间，满意的剔着牙读着兔子交给它的文章，题目：“《一只动物，能力大小关键要看你的老板是谁》。”

这只兔子有次不小心告诉了他的兔子朋友，这消息逐渐在森林中传播；狮子非常生气，他告诉兔子：“如果这个星期没有食物进洞，我就吃你。”于是兔子继续在洞口写文章 一只小鹿走过来，“兔子，你在干什么啊？” “写文章”“什么题目”““《浅谈兔子是怎样吃掉狼的》”

“哈哈，这个事情全森林都知道啊，你别胡弄我了，我是不会进洞的”

“我马上要退休了，狮子说要找个人顶替我，难道你不想这篇文章的兔子变成小鹿么” 小鹿想了想，终于忍不住诱惑，跟随兔子走进洞里。过了一会，兔子独自走出山洞，继续写文章 一只小马走过来，同样是事情发生了。

最后，在山洞里，一只狮子在一堆白骨之间，满意的剔着牙读着兔子交给它的文章。题目是：《如何发展下线动物为老板提供食物》

随着时间的推移，狮子越长越大，兔子的食物已远远不能填饱肚子。一日，他告诉兔子：“我的食物量要加倍，例如：原来4天一只小鹿，现在要2天一只，如果一周之内改变不了局面,我就吃你。

于是，兔子离开洞口，跑进森林深处，他见到一只狼 “你相信兔子能轻松吃掉狼吗”

狼哈哈大笑，表示不信，于是兔子把狼领进山洞。过了一会，兔子独自走出山洞，继续进入森林深处

这回他碰到一只野猪----“你相信兔子能轻松吃掉野猪吗” 野猪不信，于是同样的事情发生了。

原来森林深处的动物并不知道兔子和狮子的故事

最后，在山洞里，一只狮子在一堆白骨之间，满意的剔着牙读着兔子交给它的文章。题目是：《如何实现由坐商到行商的转型为老板提供更多的食物》时间飞快，转眼之间，兔子在森林里的名气越来越大

因为大家都知道它有一个很历害的老板

这只小兔开始横行霸道，欺上欺下，没有动物敢惹 它时时想起和乌龟赛跑的羞辱

第五篇：英文小故事哲理篇与幽默篇

哲理篇

The Help from the God A small village came into a very large storm, and floods began to submerge the whole village.A priest prayed in the church when the flood submerged his knees． Lifeguard came to the church driving a sampan： “Father, come here as soon as possible！Otherwise you will drown in the flood！” The priest said： “No！I am confident that God will save me, please go to save others．” But soon, the water rose to the priest’s chest, and the priest had to stand on the altar． At this time, a police drove to the priest with a speedboat：“Father, hurry up, otherwise you will be drowned！” The priest said： “No, I would like to keep my church.I believe that God will save me．You’d better to save others.” After a while, the floods have submerged the entire church.The priest had no choice but to firmly grasp the top of the Cross Church．A helicopter flied over slowly, and the pilot dropped a rope ladder：“Father, hurry up, this is the last chance!” But the priest said: “No, I would like to keep my church！God will save me．”The stubborn priest was finally drowned.In the heaven, the priest asked the God angrily：”Lord, I devoted my whole life to serving you, why you refuse to help me！“ God said：” The first time, I sent a sampan to rescue you, but you didn’t get on.I think you are not satisfied with the sampan；the second time, I sent a speedboat, you refuse it again；the third time, I send a helicopter to rescue you, but also you are unwilling to accept it.Therefore, I thought you wanted to come back to my side.“ In fact, there are many obstacles in life chiefly coming from our stubbornness and ignorance．When others give us a hand, do not forget, only we accept it, can they help us！！

God's Coffee A group of alumni, highly established in their careers, got together to visit their old professor.Conversation soon turned into complaints about stress in work and life.The professor went to the kitchen and returned with a large pot of coffee and an assortment of cupstelling them to help themselves.When all the students had a cup of coffee in hand, the professor said: ”If you noticed, all the nice looking expensive cups were taken up, while the plain and cheap ones are left on the table.It is normal for you to have only the best for yourselves, which is the source of your problems and stress.Be assured that 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.What all of you really wanted was coffee, not the cup, but you consciously went for the best cups...And then you began eyeing each other's cups.Now consider this: Life is the coffee;the jobs, money and position in society are the cups.They are just tools to hold and contain Life, and the type of cup we have does not define, nor change the quality of Life we live.Sometimes, by concentrating only on the cup, we fail to enjoy the coffee God has provided us.“ God brews the coffee, not the cups..........Enjoy your coffee!”The happiest people don't have the best of everything.They just make the best of everything.“ Live simply.Love generously.Care deeply.Speak kindly.Leave the rest to God.Pebbles and diamonds

”Why do we have to learn about these useless things?“

This is what teachers have heard students complain about most commonly.In such cases, we may tell the students such a fable:

One night, a group of nomadic tribes of herdsmen was preparing to break camp, all of a sudden, a bunch of bright light shrouded.They knew that God would be there, so that they looked forward to getting wishes from God.God began to speak: ”You have to collect along the way a number of pebbles.Tomorrow night, you will be very happy, but you can also be regretted.“ Then God disappeared.Herdsmen were very disappointed, because they would look forward to God to bring them untold wealth and health and longevity, but they did not expect that God had told them to do all these meaningless things.However, in any case, after all, that was God's will, although there were some dissatisfaction, they were still picking over some stones,In this way, they took a day, when night fell, they camped.All of a sudden, they found that all the pebbles they picked had turned into diamonds.They were delighted, at the same time, they felt very sorry, and regretted that they did not collect more pebbles.Now we feel that knowledge is useless, like pebbles, in the future, they may become endless wealth.Sand and Stone The story goes that two friends were walking through the desert.During some point of the journey they had an argument, and one friend slapped the other one in the face.The one who got slapped was hurt, but without saying anything, wrote in the sand: ”Today my best friend slapped me in the face.“

They kept on walking until they found an oasis, where they decided to take a bath.The one who had been slapped got stuck in the mire and started drowning, but the friend saved him.After he recovered from the near drowning, he wrote on a stone: ”Today my best friend saved my life.“

The friend who had slapped and saved his best friend asked him, ”After I hurt you, you wrote in the sand and now you write on a stone.Why?“

The other friend replied: ”When someone hurts us we should write it down in sand where winds of forgiveness can erase it away.But when someone does something good for us, we must engrave it in stone where no wind can ever erase it.“

The Nail

There was a little boy with a bad temper.His father gave him a bag of nails and told him that every time he lost his temper, to hammer a nail in the back fence.The first day the boy had driven 37 nails into the fence.Then it gradually dwindled down.He discovered it was easier to hold his temper than to drive those nails into the fence.Finally the day came when the boy didn't lose his temper at all.He told his father about it and the father suggested that the boy now pull out one nail for each day that he was able to hold his temper.The days passed and the young boy was finally able to tell his father that all the nails were gone.The father took his son by the hand and led him to the fence.He said, ”You have done well, my son, but look at the holes in the fence.The fence will never be the same.When you say things in anger, they leave a scar just like this one.You can put a knife in a man and draw it out.It won't matter how many times you say I'm sorry, the wound is still there.A verbal wound is as bad as a physical one.Friends are a very rare jewel, indeed.They make you smile and encourage you to succeed.They lend an ear, they share a word of praise, and they always want to open their hearts to us.Show your friends how much you care.Five Keys in life In May, 2001, American Nevada state Madison middle school’s entrance examination set such a topic: On the Bill Gates desk there are 5 locked drawers, respectively representing wealth, interest, happiness, honor, and success.Gates always only have one key, and the other 4 are locked in the drawers.Which key does Gates take? One immigrated mainland student had flustered after he saw this topic, because he did not know whether it was a language question or a mathematics one.When the test finished, he asked his guarantor.The director told him that the answer was not in the books, and there were no standard answers.The mainland student got 9 points.He didn’t answer the question, but the teacher believed that, at least he was honest.At last, we know which key Gates takes in Gates’ writing in reply for this school.What does he write? The letter reads: the secret of your life is hiding behind what you are interested in.幽默篇

A Fine Match

One day a lady saw a mouse running across her kitchen floor.She was very afraid of mouse, so she ran out of the house, got into a bus and went to the shops.There she bought a mousetrap.The shopkeeper said to her, “Put some cheese in it and you will soon catch that mouse.”

The lady went home with her mousetrap, but when she looked in her cupboard, she could not find any cheese in it.She did not want to go back to the shop, because it was very late, so she cut a picture of some cheese out of a magazine and put that in the trap.Surprisingly, the picture of the cheese was quite successful!When the lady came down to the kitchen the next morning she found a picture of a mouse in the trap beside the picture of the cheese!

He Was Only Wrong by Two

Jack Hawkins was the football coach at an Amercian college, and he was always trying to find good players, but they weren‘t always smart enough to be accepted by the college.One day the coach brought an excellent young player to the dean of the college and asked that the student be allowed to enter without an examination.“Well,” the dean said after some persuasion, “I‘d better ask him a few questions first.”

Then he turned to the student and asked him some very easy questions, but the student didn‘t know any of the answers.At last the dean said, “Well, what‘s five times seven?”

The student thought for a long time and then answered, “Thirty-six.”

The dean threw up his hands and looked at the coach in despair, but the coach said earnestly, “Oh, please let him in, sir!He was only wrong by two.”

Napoleon Was Ill

Jack had gone to the university to study history, but at the end of his first year, his history professor failed him in his examinations, and he was told that he would have to leave the university.However, his father decided that he would go to see the professor to urge him to let Jack continue his studies the following year.“He‘s a good boy,” said Jack‘s father, “and if you let him pass this time, I‘m sure he‘ll improve a lot next year and pass the examinations at the end of it really well.”

“No, no, that‘s quite impossible,” replied the professor immediately.“Do you know, last month I asked him when Napoleon had died, he didn‘t know!”

“Please, sir, give him another chance,” said Jack‘s father.“You see, I‘m afraid we don‘t take any newspaper in our house, so none of us even know that Napoleon was ill.”

Be Careful What You Wish For

A couple had been married for 25 years and they were celebrating their 60th birthdays, which fell on the same day.During the celebration a fairy appeared and said that because they had been such a loving couple for all 25 years, she would give them one wish each.The wife wanted to travel around the world.The fairy waved her hand, and Boom!She had the tickets in her hand.Next, it was the husband‘s turn.He paused for a moment, then said shyly, “Well, I‘d like to have a woman 30 years younger than me.”

The fairy picked up her wand, and Boom!He was ninety.Midway Tactics

Three competing store owners rented adjoining shops in a mall.Observers waited for mayhem to ensue.The retailer on the right put up huge signs saying, “Gigantic Sale!” and “Super Bargains!” The store on the left raised bigger signs proclaiming, “Prices Slashed!” and “Fantastic Discounts!” The owner in the middle then prepared a large sign that simply stated, “ENTRANCE”.That man knows the future Nasreddin was cutting a branch of a tree in his garden.While he was sawing, another man passed in the street.He stopped and said, 'Excuse me, but if you continue to saw that branch like that, you will fall down with it.' He said this because Nasreddin was sitting on the branch and cutting it at a place between himself and the trunk of the tree.Nasreddin said nothing.He thought, 'This is some foolish person who has no work to do and goes about telling other people what to do and what not to do.' The man continued on his way.Of course, after a few minutes, the branch fell and Nasreddin fell with it.'My God!' he cried.'That man knows the future!' and he ran after him to ask how long he was going to live.But the man had gone.A Good Boy Little Robert asked his mother for two cents.“What did you do with the money I gave you yesterday?” “I gave it to a poor old woman,” he answered.“You're a good boy,” said the mother proudly.“Here are two cents more.But why are you so interested in the old woman?” “She is the one who sells the candy.”

Drunk One day, a father and his little son were going home.At this age, the boy was interested in all kinds of things and was always asking questions.Now, he asked, “What's the meaning of the word 'Drunk', dad?” “Well, my son,” his father replied, “look, there are standing two policemen.If I regard the two policemen as four then I am drunk.” “But, dad,” the boy said, “There’s only ONE policeman!”

Hospitality The hostess apologized to her unexpected guest for serving an apple-pie without any cheese.The little boy of the family left the room quietly for a moment and returned with a piece of cheese which he laid on the guest's plate.The visitor smiled, put the cheese into his mouth and then said: “You must have better eyes than your mother, sonny.Where did you find the cheese?” “In the rat-trap, sir,” replied the boy.How many children will I have Four best friends met at the hospital since their wives were giving births to their babies.The nurse comes up to the first man and says, “Congratulations, you got twins.” The man said “How strange, I'm the manager of Minnesota Twins.” After a while the nurse comes up to the second man and says, “Congratulations, you got triplets.” Man was like “Hmmm, strange I worked as a director for the ”3 musketeers.“ Finally, the nurse comes up to the third man and says ”Congratulations, you got twins x2.“ Man is happy and says, ”Ironic, I work for the hotel “4 Seasons.” All three of them are happy until they see their last buddy jumping all over the place, cursing God and banging his head on the wall.They asked him what's wrong and he answered, “What's wrong? I work for 7up”!

You're not going to make it

Gravely ill, a man went to the doctor with his wife.After the examination the physician motioned for the wife to meet him in the hallway.“Your husband is very sick,” the doctor said, “but there are three things you can do to ensure his survival.First, fix him three healthful, delicious meals a day.Next, give him a stress-free environment, and don't complain about anything.Finally, make passionate love to him every day.On the drive home the husband asked, ”What did the doctor say?“ ”I'm sorry,“ she said, ”but you're not going to make it.A lawyer's dog A lawyer's dog，running about unleashed，beelines for a butcher shop and steals a roast.Butcher goes to lawyer's office and asks，“if a dog running unleashed steals a piece of meat from my store，do I have a right to demand payment for the meat from the dog's owner?” The lawyer answers，“Absolutely.”“Then you owe me $8.50.Your dog was loose and stole a roast from me today.”The lawyer，without a word，writes the butcher a check for $8.50.Several days later the butcher opens the mail and finds an envelope from the lawyer: $20 due for a consultation.Time to a pig One day a visitor from the city came to a small rural area to drive around the country roads to see how the farms looked, and perhaps to see how farmers earned their living.The city man saw a farmer in his yard, holding a pig up in his hands, and lifting it so that the pig could eat apples from an apple tree.The city man said to the farmer,“ I see that your pig likes apples, but isn’t that quite a waste of time?” The farmer replied," What’s time to a pig.”

The brave heart

A millionaire called on all the bachelors in the city to his home , and take them to a big pool where lived some crocodiles”I want to find a brave heart, let me see who dare to jump into this pool and swim to the other side--------he will be my son-in-low, get all my fortune and my beautiful daughter.”Sex!But„„Every man looked at each other, with a pale and red face.None dare.Suddenly, with a “PUTON”,a bachelor jumped into the water, God!He swam towards the other side at a crazy speed!And at the very lighting speed, he touched the side, and climbed on without even awaking the crocodiles!

The millionaire goes ahead and holds his hand: Congratulations!What a brave heart!I suppose U want to my daughter so much!

“Not at all!”the guy cried,”I just want to know who son of a bitch pushed me into the poor just now！”