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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。
6 U2 h! O" T% C> Subject: FW: Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee
* u' t* F0 T8 _: N5 i! D5 J> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
+ Z B/ c2 i9 x3 C> a day are not enough, remember the mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of 9 q% U" V6 ?% R' m
> coffee.
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> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front + H# F+ f/ R- ]3 q
> of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and * O: _8 g$ u% _$ j2 z2 h: w. K
> empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then
4 i6 b# m8 N& V* ]! j- x* m3 {> asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.5 C, X$ ?% w" l
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4 F4 ^3 R0 V: c9 j2 [> The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar 2 y7 Y- L6 r4 [ B( Q2 G
> He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between
2 }; V, O8 m9 }) @+ R' P> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
' ]( c5 U) W- j( q/ z& t> agreed it was.. j/ `! q' T3 X# a+ a; |
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3 G3 E4 T8 ]+ L& B7 @( {- d> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
' h( `( h" d: _> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar
" S, _* C/ Z0 h! K> 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
. ?1 w0 j4 \0 ~+ ?> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty ( C( j$ A7 e6 F
> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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- E! w' z3 M; O, O% V9 x( C> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to 7 ~8 O- q$ M4 R& O/ }
> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the h) i9 j7 A) ]
> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends , Q6 W, r8 h6 ?
> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they ; H4 T( V9 Y& h- S1 o1 Y4 m
> remained, your life would still be full.. o" M4 S4 [ @ v @
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% G* x- A# o9 l> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and - G. G( H4 ~7 k/ x) {
> your car.
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> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
C2 v0 M/ I0 t& ~3 _( L, t> the jar first," he continued, "there is no room for the pebbles or the
: h# t0 P+ t) w5 V1 I! S> golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy 0 U- U j5 ^2 b4 I$ a4 }2 M
> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are $ P, e. V) u( S' D3 ^+ s
> important to you.& Y7 z% q" x# i# z7 M! ]6 T
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, |2 G( R# f$ p7 R4 Q8 j: C> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend $ a j7 O. f- _4 s2 w* A6 z% Q
> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with ! d3 ]9 L8 o0 U6 p( q7 ]" k4 A
> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to
% k( M$ |9 B2 n" m( E> dinner. Play another 18. There will always be time to clean the house and
. u" V' l% a" O. l# F% k> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that
) y2 I0 ^5 C( E g' i+ S0 O> 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
7 Z! z6 ~1 p2 ?) _% o> represented.. The professor smiled and said, "I'm glad you asked."8 U2 h! o2 ^! n( o C0 f
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> The coffee just shows you that no matter how full your life may seem,
2 r/ p8 b: W) Z, y2 i* ]> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."/ B6 l$ {1 o9 l+ [2 U$ ?
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8 E2 m7 {9 A& e" Y> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID |
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