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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。
9 m' l# j% h/ o ^) s> Subject: FW: Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee
- ~# ?2 A) P O- B0 d> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in - u. p. s N( Z" W7 u9 A
> a day are not enough, remember the mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of 8 b; ]2 h( u* w2 M; U% u; I
> coffee.! c. r1 w: V! e( f/ y+ Y& g
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> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front 7 A* f$ v+ |3 D+ Y( l7 T7 t
> of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and
t% @0 u+ v2 x$ z8 ^' P, O> empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then ' }3 y h: u- A e O: G7 W3 B
> asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.0 ]. @, r: y* g! R6 h0 Z
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> The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar
- i) O; N: X, I5 r/ p) m> He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between 3 c5 p' G7 w. P" g) _8 _
> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
) ^8 E2 w0 R2 _* {5 O+ W> agreed it was.
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> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
* z- B7 `; C/ Y. }5 P" O: i> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar 3 E9 m7 n5 k5 O3 A6 G% `
> 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 0 N5 ~! [; L3 j: d/ V% K: F1 m
> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
9 { P) A: ]& Q- r9 O9 X3 f# g> space between the sand. The students laughed.; V( O: R# t, v/ u4 p# R. G
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6 D0 O# q6 w, z2 Y8 ]- M$ u> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
1 m* o9 u! i/ {- H> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the 7 [, V9 t' W0 o8 O. b7 G" j3 U
> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends + b! d3 w2 r5 q. _) F
> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they 3 }9 j, m4 R( r& Z g6 @) v5 L
> 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
; } s! s4 o8 q- @) p- F- E> your car.
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2 N L" \- X2 A( C5 D O> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
q. u4 i: v0 i3 i2 {+ n+ `> the jar first," he continued, "there is no room for the pebbles or the
3 p5 {/ i- V9 Z' }: z3 S) C> golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy 8 a, N' ?" {1 O
> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
7 p; m- U8 N3 k; L% b$ u8 V1 Q> important to you.
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1 f9 ?: t* g& ]1 z6 V" w- M> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend 4 t; f" c% i. G- g
> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with 4 x9 q7 L' ?% B8 m3 S
> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to
: |) v/ u) L, W- }( t. V# y% n E9 K- h U> dinner. Play another 18. There will always be time to clean the house and
( A0 q2 i0 W/ u R# A& `* b$ }> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that
7 } T4 `. ]5 S. J> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand.". v! }, M# c: ~1 f% F' i
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* _' \% w4 [ u3 k8 B+ v0 r> One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee 1 l6 ] {" Y" B Z/ i
> 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, 6 S- Z- A# t! i0 g' o
> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."6 m2 Y* M G- U( |; L" W
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> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID |
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