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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。
6 `. h, D0 L6 K- l, P3 l> Subject: FW: Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee
v6 I. y$ W: V3 z; F0 K+ Z5 G2 o> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in 1 I; k L! p# F! d
> a day are not enough, remember the mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of . i0 ], v- A: N# O
> coffee.
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1 i/ [% Y# D* o* i; ?3 u> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front + N6 y! j3 u2 R" _4 G
> of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and
( v+ z: a, k0 B$ `- G+ R1 D> empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then 9 H$ {' o9 T- u' f
> asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.# [" f; g- N$ A( W( w [
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3 D# p8 i; s- u' R> The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar : Y. M" T6 \, m
> He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between $ J# ~( K0 @ l* K, B Z' F( @1 h
> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
2 I: U* {; N4 \2 J+ S( ?> agreed it was.
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> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
5 R( [; o; D5 R2 W( m+ s/ r. j> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar - P3 y% j7 e) Y' S1 N
> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."/ \: G- ~+ L3 `5 u8 ~% q
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> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
9 y% S; `; X* S> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
* \- o/ B4 g+ l3 G' @4 G> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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$ L. Y6 B ^* E> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to 2 ?) M7 n6 \7 ~( }% X
> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
4 r3 H) Q* E4 L> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends , F0 X7 V8 [2 j0 D
> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
8 _# p0 u8 j" ]7 e% W1 ~1 ]: {> remained, your life would still be full., J; @: l( K1 h* H4 V
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5 h- u/ Z# _. \> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
, ~8 w* h6 ^5 x# ~' K> your car.: [7 b3 _& j* I% b1 b1 D# ]: ~5 N
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+ L: R# r: S7 E( i# ]1 v> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
- R2 ~! [( W7 y5 {5 ?8 w> the jar first," he continued, "there is no room for the pebbles or the ) b) Z3 X( |9 g, S
> golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy
/ D: i7 W: _& v& \1 D> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
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> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
2 v1 h% S0 E: ~' A> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with : S2 J& ^/ E/ @! \$ s$ i1 q
> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to ! f: {) A: A% z$ y" M* Q
> dinner. Play another 18. There will always be time to clean the house and
& B1 c- o j3 ?( R> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that 0 A; V* M' M* I1 g9 @ A2 q
> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
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6 p4 z) ?; z7 V- Z0 I> One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee
# g7 }9 R! X. J9 k) Z6 w3 F8 e> 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,
, C, `6 Q9 j8 j> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
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