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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。4 f0 Y8 Y, t/ `. f: D
> Subject: FW: Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee
3 o% v' b8 `- P& Q& V% M% i> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in , D4 B7 O4 U' R0 q
> a day are not enough, remember the mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
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8 i% F( S8 N2 _> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
. y* R! H0 H- P5 n' ^* F> of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and ! _, P/ ]! {, e" L1 W( c4 I9 S
> empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then
0 \5 i: K7 @' L Y! W9 r, |( ]2 m> asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.
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> The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar " E: K4 R- S: a9 u/ T
> He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between
' }5 A0 k9 H+ w> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They : z ]3 Q- @4 i% U& y, L
> agreed it was.* | \; t3 v V# K0 H( Y* s2 N* l
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> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
" U2 I5 J! H- X2 p( P1 w& ~; T> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar
; W) A# Y, L0 k8 U* y> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
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u& y1 ?5 |7 @( @- N& L> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and }1 ]1 H$ j5 y) W4 W9 T
> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
# V7 [. f+ g5 v8 b> space between the sand. The students laughed. p) B4 a- @ _5 V+ G2 R8 G* g
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8 d- [2 P. \" }+ {; c> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to * M" w' Q! e# T7 R$ P) O
> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the 5 I j" G5 t! f+ C3 W7 H, d6 w3 y( s- z
> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends ( A& I. J; T+ K6 j
> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
/ @6 q" R; d/ K3 M3 S2 @> remained, your life would still be full.& c* _5 D; w6 N+ d3 S |
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- Q ~ l5 ?1 M0 r Q* }/ b3 y$ X> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and ! x/ s( f/ D: m
> your car.
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N* R% I0 W( \+ k> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into : T# ?% \- [1 t9 B! a
> the jar first," he continued, "there is no room for the pebbles or the & u% s A, o4 B" r0 g
> golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy
- E0 a- Y! r) W0 B! @> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
7 s3 {7 D. V6 N, E1 b G4 g> important to you.
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h$ B- g+ M8 j) H" |> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
; t2 u8 D& i. @5 h# i5 m: Z> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with 4 q& P j2 A' u2 ~6 T) W' j
> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to / [% r n. H6 t: D; h; j
> dinner. Play another 18. There will always be time to clean the house and
; ]8 v1 W* B; M( y> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that , D, }9 a: a0 h, o ^" u" O
> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."+ Z0 n5 ~* B' X( n( E' |
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> One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee 4 K% _3 v1 e$ L4 j. p, p+ N' g
> represented.. The professor smiled and said, "I'm glad you asked."% C3 R4 T) L' U$ {; i6 |/ R/ F" N
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6 e7 C+ s4 }4 y- I1 E" G> The coffee just shows you that no matter how full your life may seem, 9 u: }# Z' _/ I: f/ `4 \& ]
> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
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3 P3 z; E! k1 G( U: I2 t( E> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID |
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