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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。
+ }7 A( q' Y G' x9 s8 e$ N> Subject: FW: Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee
- j* M5 w( E3 ^- t8 _ Z> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in , f& n3 b4 ^( O9 U2 Y+ M
> a day are not enough, remember the mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
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U- A$ i- V8 E5 e% } v! P> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front & j# p: ^/ x, T' O m6 e% J3 ?
> of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and
) R' O: m: x \* P> empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then 5 y+ y- o# k& i
> asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.0 |. I0 {( m( s/ l6 N
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4 c* j c( W) t }! W' ~4 N> The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar ( J* ?; M8 _4 [' t+ X. `
> He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between
7 e+ ?' T* ?7 X7 }7 z R> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
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# e; n* G6 p! C> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
* C) c* W+ w# Y- }% U4 B> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar
1 n& a* h- ~6 _! w$ {% T> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."& p# Y" Z7 p$ e- F+ r! b
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> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
& x: J6 i3 v$ C+ u& F8 k$ A# v> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
' W9 b5 p+ u* P> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to 7 \# H0 C8 n! \
> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the ; s D4 i4 A) P9 J
> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends # m! D2 k# M! Q5 i/ F( N0 V( c$ u
> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they 1 `" B0 ?: w; }. f
> remained, your life would still be full.1 w1 E& D/ I8 R {7 g$ s1 ~* \
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" l/ U# o$ L' ?! F8 X> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and ! u L& x! U1 {0 [4 |% ]& M
> your car.4 r+ J" H. C# c* C
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> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into ' E f: o0 `# s- g$ A$ G
> the jar first," he continued, "there is no room for the pebbles or the 0 V* b b2 L3 p; `$ ~; F; X
> golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy
% ^! o# F0 v( m8 C& w3 P> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
2 ^% f+ T: e$ S- g> important to you.
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> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend " h3 }$ y+ L% l7 q/ s4 ^ T0 c9 y
> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with $ A; {1 C: _& D
> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to
( O- H$ g# q' y+ Z' G> dinner. Play another 18. There will always be time to clean the house and ' X2 H* B+ a, O3 _( U3 h m8 x
> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that ) ?' w$ s% t- T( w2 N
> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."0 q F! ^* u" I( _. @, O% t
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> One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee 0 i% z, ]6 k6 t) I0 b
> represented.. The professor smiled and said, "I'm glad you asked."
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1 n9 u9 u) ]' l3 o> The coffee just shows you that no matter how full your life may seem, 7 E5 y5 X X9 U1 d9 z1 `
> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."9 v" K4 w% n7 a: _. |
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