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转个公司email,不过对第一代移民意义不大,本地人差不多是这么干的。% `0 w9 x5 N8 O" D
> Subject: FW: Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee/ L3 o+ c4 S) K3 y6 m, R
> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
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% M8 c; B4 m1 w( C7 D> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
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> empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then F+ z9 G% }3 c. b) e: X1 V
> asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.
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> The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar
& @5 u3 o7 O! I k* C" d> He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between , x& u/ W) F+ c1 z2 Q/ w! M5 O$ [
> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They ! w, ~% f. k# r/ @, M9 z+ F
> agreed it was.$ n1 R, \" U) [
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> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
' v8 |4 c# s3 z4 t0 z( R- E4 t6 w> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar
& ^% q/ t# L0 J> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
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4 N2 r) j0 D; `' l! x0 X9 g Z% [> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
% c+ W& ^, ~, g0 z& r9 o> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
7 w' z0 D# {& _# A1 Q7 `> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to & q% x- K. _& i9 R
> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the 0 l+ Z4 m I6 X) f/ h1 U
> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
7 ~$ m' s; T/ o> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they # G# i9 ]5 a+ p& C- z
> remained, your life would still be full.
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+ g+ ~: k! B* A% g, n& F1 v$ F> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
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> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
+ h& O$ V& D: J> the jar first," he continued, "there is no room for the pebbles or the
; V6 u# h( V: ]" m> golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy
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* M c" P5 a5 ^0 a/ \> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend - L* v/ }# R( I6 _2 e4 X
> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with 5 k, k4 e# q2 S( H$ `" O$ p
> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to 8 O, t4 W( O; G. a# r+ w
> dinner. Play another 18. There will always be time to clean the house and % D- z% w$ j- i# e! _+ Z
> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that # l% A! V/ v1 e" y1 Q
> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
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> One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee ; E. k( j# d y9 N7 ?8 G( V2 N
> represented.. The professor smiled and said, "I'm glad you asked."1 V& ]* J. ]0 j) j: _- I! ^) ?
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+ f- @; R. w% @/ [; I. |> The coffee just shows you that no matter how full your life may seem,
. n6 w4 ]' O6 B5 Y/ B> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."0 q0 |& K" W4 s; x: E/ K, k0 O7 k
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, ]( f8 w6 D# M" C: `8 k> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID |
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