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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。
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& f2 H3 [& K9 m> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in 1 C) x" L: @, J! s
> a day are not enough, remember the mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of 5 W q2 ~0 {0 `
> coffee.
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> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
1 S" C- N* y2 F1 ^> of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and
0 p5 v0 _2 Q& Z, d% A> empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then
9 [" A0 @$ t7 g1 i% g: y1 v1 G> 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
C4 ^2 Y) H5 ^( L9 @9 r. ]> He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between
3 }! H2 o+ r- K! Q> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
( f3 y$ Y' H# G* `0 n$ e, i# c, p H> agreed it was.
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$ w$ b" |) h0 Q v$ v9 K> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
# Q6 R& E- `, q( |> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar ) |2 O9 y a+ n$ a" E
> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes.") ?/ V' A( E2 |: e
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> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and ; [5 e6 G+ \5 f& \
> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty / T O, Q% S/ x, G$ G7 ^0 f0 k4 Z
> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
u; ?7 Z& ?; w; K! X' q; W> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the / e! [& I! c- B4 q4 F) u3 {+ H
> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends ! Y, ^! p0 p5 U$ n& ^5 A4 j. F
> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
9 b& F; w0 H% Q> 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
9 ^; g" u5 F4 ?8 x> your car.) F) t( ?! H6 ? p5 X7 a
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7 i" A& `( @% F0 K8 `> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into . Y4 m8 k3 C) w1 N: k+ N: U
> the jar first," he continued, "there is no room for the pebbles or the + N5 ]1 R% D. N6 K4 C) z$ T
> golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy
5 A7 b: h) G4 u/ `( v! W$ `9 J1 N> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are , G. v" b& o1 ]
> important to you.
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o Z5 I" A; P! A' ^8 r4 R> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend % J+ C7 Z F* }$ V' v
> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with & Y; E2 A/ X- y
> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to + _2 [2 u8 O' _6 {, l
> dinner. Play another 18. There will always be time to clean the house and
. R7 Y4 A& Y/ @# t) `, j. i# J' F> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that ( i& P, C- m" w
> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."7 w# D8 ?4 q" S! r {9 V% `
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> One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee 8 ~2 q/ Q$ G' d# p# w6 S o; Q6 i: N+ [
> represented.. The professor smiled and said, "I'm glad you asked."
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" O9 A3 C) w7 J> The coffee just shows you that no matter how full your life may seem,
# B# O# w" G, [& ~, \# x. r> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
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' J; `% `& W. B0 M% `5 k' r/ f# P9 ]> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID |
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