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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。+ a" C* Q" P3 M$ a' l: K4 W
> Subject: FW: Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee9 ]3 u$ H# P- y- g3 W. \
> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
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. x+ X% ?% E7 e; L' e8 b> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front . [# c& a# L, K, J$ _* K8 {
> of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and
2 s/ ^1 I6 \5 s2 \! w- b( m> empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then
' i1 e9 J* O4 b& p( p1 w% J% h> asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.4 w' p& [) [- N- a n- p* A$ h. n
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> The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar
6 o8 m! `2 @( k* T; L> He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between 2 l# U# o6 s% O5 R# f: G
> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They ; ~, ?5 H9 V* T [
> agreed it was.
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4 B3 d6 k4 s2 \> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of * E i1 {4 U, w- m+ r+ w* }
> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar
, \) M5 Z' b) z# {& y0 N" w> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
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$ d" L* T- j: w& ^4 [; b. ]> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and 3 K: a0 |4 y9 {# k* y8 K
> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
. I5 X4 z& y$ I8 Y& H4 V }> space between the sand. The students laughed.# ]+ V1 M* j0 D6 f& A0 [2 W
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> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to 3 V, W, }1 f5 B8 _: z
> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the ( c3 B* p0 ?4 C: a* N
> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
v l; T0 j4 V9 E> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they ) P0 D$ E* @3 W+ }. T
> remained, your life would still be full.+ N0 c: c4 _% b$ T' V
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( T/ @ G- u; N3 G$ U> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and A8 I! Q: l# g: q
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> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into ; R% S2 g1 i; N5 T% S' J1 j
> the jar first," he continued, "there is no room for the pebbles or the
& s! t5 G; b: N- {6 Z> golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy ) A+ j& ?4 d/ Q2 O4 p6 q! |6 N
> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
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+ h1 r# ?" E& V8 |$ l: I z N> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
/ ^( I) N* V( L* E5 Y! T* a> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with 0 M, G+ M" Y$ b. R w9 R
> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to
7 ]+ m7 u0 O d> dinner. Play another 18. There will always be time to clean the house and 4 N9 i$ m6 R$ b% y
> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that ; `7 l3 b* A; x$ ^/ X0 }
> 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 ) C2 A/ j6 d7 N/ `) Y2 S. Q
> 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, " X; x# X4 X; r( i& a
> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend.". U; |& d6 i- _% p
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> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID |
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