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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。
3 `. \3 v) d& a: C$ `> Subject: FW: Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee
' K% v' n& ~: N2 S> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
4 i/ m% b3 d. _- Q> a day are not enough, remember the mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of - B) k( g& U$ x6 y. I& K" S
> coffee.
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# [- b X1 o+ C2 ?# }3 u5 ]8 }> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
7 V) ?, x+ @8 ]8 X> of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and
1 p7 @. G# j1 }% n7 \$ j) m$ t> empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then 0 {% j) L: `' O W% r6 L: H
> asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.7 |! ]6 e0 F! n/ x! U
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> The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar 9 O" z5 V- E) U6 F6 a" N
> He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between 3 c: q' F( o1 @( M% }
> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
$ c9 V) b9 x& D7 p& G+ N> agreed it was.
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> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
5 T2 y+ h6 O% f" x3 D5 r> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar
+ W0 M- x; F, w# n: y1 C- d' V> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
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2 H4 Z1 d# D) \" u) G* U$ R, c> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and ) H9 f# s# F- x" t
> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty 1 N5 t# n& _! i. t/ u
> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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! q9 D, Q9 _& Q0 `7 g0 `& w> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
, [7 f5 [* [6 A6 _> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
% ~9 G6 _6 q* F. q9 |- `! C> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends . L; C u4 Y, v9 |/ y
> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they 7 w0 j! i% c. U7 y2 g! D
> remained, your life would still be full.5 |, U9 v x* K" \ l* j
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& P' d' x! _5 S; m> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
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& w. ^: @4 u- i; L3 [/ ^: u7 C4 M) _3 h> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into / |* l- C. I! i+ A* z! i3 p/ t- }
> the jar first," he continued, "there is no room for the pebbles or the
' d3 a1 o! X, Z9 I5 y! s# T> golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy
8 W) Y6 |" [" J0 Z" w> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
_* B/ L, i8 d% R) ?! [> important to you.
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. z; @5 Y1 E2 P [( @" V% J> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
k6 i. Q1 B1 w- C+ t m> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
+ v' W3 w' t S [> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to 2 P: b0 y& \! T1 G) d6 s9 I
> dinner. Play another 18. There will always be time to clean the house and
L( s6 h6 }7 E' ]% K5 u% L |$ Y> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that
2 v+ ]" W+ f9 j, X> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."0 ?( p/ c$ `# {. R$ I
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> One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee
! Y- o1 n: a2 n> 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, + `3 V7 @3 j; s0 W y% k) H& d
> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend.", F* X5 j$ \9 x$ |
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> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID |
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