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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。% Y) i/ L8 {) Y# u5 x
> Subject: FW: Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee T# G+ [3 L/ l+ ~
> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
6 \- b& n) L# F6 R> a day are not enough, remember the mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of % ]! F% C3 A: @0 I" E3 Q
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> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
( X: `9 ~: {6 Y- r1 e" Y> of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and
; f+ r( x- s' h2 D3 H> empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then
* d( A7 V* ^% O! u: D) v+ @$ |> asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.! M) t3 b9 J2 s, ` H/ q
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+ K& ?2 ?0 D: ^- \" Y! ^" r( |> The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar . n# u. I" a: C' L8 ~
> He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between 6 ^6 D5 d* Q# `
> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They . z- l; F* k8 c/ A. s- W& X' P
> agreed it was." N% D, f- b2 p8 Z( W; {: u
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+ [0 n; V1 A7 ?> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of ; p( Z$ T C h, i, Q
> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar
1 A! d% Y, I: L e> 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
' l! G0 u9 P9 ^> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
8 z; g, J% M0 E& h: d- }+ u> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
+ Y) Y _0 w3 W! s* ^, _ Y> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
6 x* z; p3 x0 X- S. v# U> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends 3 ~. v7 y9 w: a3 x P
> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
: Q4 h8 G7 c# o" K$ _. Q) m' B! ?> remained, your life would still be full.8 {8 v4 a1 V$ {4 p+ V' }1 C- @
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7 G3 S1 j$ C6 \! w e% l> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and 9 i1 }- r: ~) j" j+ z I0 {0 k3 f4 Y
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/ q. u# x& A+ e: \' W o5 p> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
' C7 @: k7 N6 e; H4 q> the jar first," he continued, "there is no room for the pebbles or the : c/ m7 v+ d/ `/ ~
> golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy 0 L2 ~* k8 U4 A6 E7 e A
> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
1 Z t! n9 z% I, V8 m> important to you.
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> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
. [+ z' a! T, g% u' L3 G5 v> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with / x* @9 y) L) Q& z! r% u
> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to
+ Q) s$ |1 @- z x: g5 y' R> dinner. Play another 18. There will always be time to clean the house and 1 l' a0 G8 J9 q/ u9 I: @6 c
> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that + H& c' A7 m, Y |7 q0 W& Y- w
> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."/ h! r2 j; X V: E) R' Z
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> One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee V/ [5 x" F: l$ M2 Q% ]
> represented.. The professor smiled and said, "I'm glad you asked."/ ?5 a/ ~7 P0 i: N# y- U. Z
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6 O8 R* l* R. R, j> The coffee just shows you that no matter how full your life may seem,
9 t1 O# \8 [* z0 w> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
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- V! e( R8 @, r$ y# w> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID |
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