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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。* X/ t' U! R7 w; e. u1 ~
> Subject: FW: Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee
/ B( L4 d& ]7 _ Q5 Q: \> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
* u' Q" p2 Z+ E: K# Y! D> 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
& p7 C7 \" N2 ?- y> of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and , L6 \5 S2 Y8 v) L. P! a/ H
> empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then 9 _* Z9 @+ w" @8 Q) u, ]2 n) K2 K5 r
> asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.
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# d8 P8 x. O7 q. ^4 _' H> The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar
# E; S) _, o. E) H2 w3 Q> He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between
! G% p+ @5 n8 M# g) M0 I> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
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' T! s# y6 o, ~> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
. D! _5 q1 i e4 e G; y' x> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar
$ V. `" w" y; H, E# `> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."+ Z. A) \8 I% a+ _( K& y
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% O( W2 G! I; o5 ?/ z8 y> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and ! w' C$ \: n3 Y% d
> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty % b5 B, c& e% M% J# o% R- l
> space between the sand. The students laughed.* H- D0 A, V4 l, X
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> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
# R! M+ H- ?' F5 X* k+ |/ Z9 [% u> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the " `9 W" X4 {; r5 K$ ~2 I/ |3 e p
> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends + V. y2 X8 J) w3 [2 _
> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they 7 T9 n; ?( C0 L
> remained, your life would still be full.
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> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
4 ~/ W3 j- S; H8 H: j> your car.
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> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into / z7 a# @( e, ]9 Y9 o2 E2 r; t
> the jar first," he continued, "there is no room for the pebbles or the 7 q. j7 p# T0 f7 U" }: Y, ^6 y
> golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy 8 m6 m9 ^+ o l4 Q
> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are ; \; z3 G/ L% ~ j5 C$ c* t
> important to you." I8 g% y9 _; C/ A( [) {
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; [% a+ v8 n" [# ?9 U- }5 u> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
: h& a1 ~. J$ X ]5 J> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
4 W& L. _: c) p O" m) f& k- d> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to 7 j6 L4 M0 L& K% Z/ N, Z
> dinner. Play another 18. There will always be time to clean the house and
- ~; h4 V' M2 _5 {> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that % G6 I% R9 W' @+ b# k0 l; }
> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
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, n* k1 C5 q$ p5 {# |; q# o6 F3 I> One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee
$ |3 {6 }+ |: Z/ L: D, J6 ?5 I> represented.. The professor smiled and said, "I'm glad you asked."
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9 N- P: g2 c' g# t> The coffee just shows you that no matter how full your life may seem, * S# A! ^: J* V! o( p
> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
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