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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。
- F# X! ?" n Q7 Z> Subject: FW: Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee) u+ p2 q6 {8 H) [+ y, `: S
> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
7 D5 B( C0 r# O l& t> 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 d/ q& n7 Y* I9 r- E
> of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and ( ]8 [" ^1 _' d. @- r' j% o* h
> empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then 3 H H/ W8 R* b
> asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.* {" J3 b8 [" e. i, T
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# a4 r7 S: H/ X7 z> The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar
7 Q2 G0 n$ P: U4 C2 M> He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between
; g9 ?4 }. [) ~8 d9 S> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They M( \; q6 Q3 X3 l" V6 s
> agreed it was.3 _* y& B ?2 \! ]* g
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0 l1 U$ j! _" L' ?1 P> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of 7 i) q0 u! ]" P' s& N% f" S; V
> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar
* @ o6 q- T- r, S9 j, L. x> 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
5 X# l5 w8 z7 h4 \> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
7 t" V c) H y& ?/ a3 `> space between the sand. The students laughed.7 T' K* r* T, T6 f, G
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> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to - _7 x3 y( k1 W$ R5 n- k* b( I: D
> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the 3 ]2 }* N& J. R3 f) o
> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
' H3 Z6 H+ B0 M> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they , \: O k6 `& K, I5 _: A
> remained, your life would still be full.- C; l0 v8 \7 d
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> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and / q. m3 P7 |( [/ M
> your car.; ]' {; P% ^5 l! e
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> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into 4 w% p( N; N* _$ j' n6 Z" Z" w C; H
> the jar first," he continued, "there is no room for the pebbles or the
s! ^( k9 \' k8 w n- d" @2 m> golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy , K8 r& b# Y0 v9 c
> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are 4 H; y( h9 t% I& |
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> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
+ o# W0 d+ q& D/ b% t3 A- a> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
7 m# I6 d7 T8 v7 P/ y" a4 a> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to 9 |$ }2 S8 ^2 k7 J n" h& D. X* G
> dinner. Play another 18. There will always be time to clean the house and
) ^, ?" t7 J5 S9 t1 y1 v# L O8 s> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that
}( c; \/ ~1 o8 h, z6 ^4 R. ]/ e5 G> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
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; X& ]7 l' F0 D) a> One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee
1 t7 D0 D: d3 H- j R9 B> represented.. The professor smiled and said, "I'm glad you asked."
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> The coffee just shows you that no matter how full your life may seem, 3 Y$ `& U) I9 q* Q7 T% x$ y- O
> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend.", ?. B" Y1 T. [: W; y7 {
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1 o) X8 I1 n6 v: }5 h2 S3 W$ `+ X> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID |
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