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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。
w9 u y& B1 @% Q> Subject: FW: Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee
+ g& B( L" `# v/ E> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
* J3 Q+ ~4 Y3 a1 e' {> a day are not enough, remember the mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
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> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front + U0 k. y0 m6 Y2 n; f
> of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and
" U: o- s2 M' Q/ \> empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then
. `; |3 S' ~% i. j8 M, F9 T> asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.: p, D1 Y- s. ~- L: h) k( y
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> The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar
2 |$ i* x, s& m4 L: z" T: ` Y> He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between
( d ?* s, U3 o* @> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
9 d, Y! C. @- c, B> agreed it was.
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> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
2 E2 D$ K0 l$ V4 r+ ?8 C( ^> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar
$ I. |" s, O/ h7 U1 z' M; \> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
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> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
6 s, L5 T A7 n> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty 0 p6 H* T! r* P! w! R) r
> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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" W+ g" F* L0 M> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
# E/ F5 V s0 }+ f> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the " A" Q0 W9 O+ c, b
> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends * W9 N- q8 B# A+ ~- v
> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they & ` I" X8 _! ]' a7 K2 E/ U
> remained, your life would still be full. B5 T! ~" J* k( z4 v! @
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. Y$ x& S0 }! w> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
8 k6 |" w7 F7 r: H> your car.
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/ c1 b- ]) ]; r> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
* Q4 _9 J7 o- ]4 `* s" D6 ]8 T& z> the jar first," he continued, "there is no room for the pebbles or the ; L# c, Q, f7 X0 U: k# r5 h/ p% w( F
> golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy 1 j u' @' K( T# ~$ a, t4 K
> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are 3 R- W* D" k' f; R
> important to you." Y+ z7 \# y: Q, ^0 d" `
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> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend ' ?( A5 ]& r7 ?5 R9 k* f4 J
> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
, Q/ L( w' W4 W0 k. i) H4 }8 `> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to 4 k8 l; J: f! q5 \3 O% w/ b
> dinner. Play another 18. There will always be time to clean the house and : |1 J9 U8 D5 T! n; ]9 m- A2 ?
> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that
" O+ r# v" E1 C* ~7 u> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."# d6 D* R3 G. p J* y( ?5 z
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> One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee
2 ]' ~; Q+ P6 }2 |5 O- L> represented.. The professor smiled and said, "I'm glad you asked."8 l4 _$ C% L/ S5 L& O
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> The coffee just shows you that no matter how full your life may seem,
: n! U) l7 u# q> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
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7 a, V1 B/ H/ s9 W; R> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID |
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