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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。
0 v C5 b9 J* f7 Q; y# P1 u> Subject: FW: Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee
4 F* U$ q1 G( f+ O% {( d9 z7 g> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
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> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
% @8 C: S; O& _$ q1 F) T4 \4 n% b> of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and
: w2 B, m0 B9 _> empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then ! Q. l M* x" K+ R1 `& t
> asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.
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> The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar + Q; k, S2 f; `9 a
> He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between
( A, ~$ o: Y. q- U( B x> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
/ r( L1 e) P: H, o A3 ~- f* R7 A8 b) I> agreed it was.
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> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of 8 N+ i0 R k2 G" a8 h0 J0 [5 j
> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar
: G8 S% Z" ~6 w( ^% V3 `> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
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. u. z- b7 H! p9 K4 W> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
6 ^0 K2 T0 S& l( A> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty J+ c" g. H5 r
> space between the sand. The students laughed./ }( H, ~( Y: t( ^1 J9 R6 T
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/ M$ I0 N0 H& ^" v* a7 O! V> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to 0 U+ w l* i' e. g
> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
1 ^+ r$ n. z" j> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
4 } d* A0 |- ?6 C" `> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
$ r) @( k6 K/ Z, Z/ K> remained, your life would still be full. s! e" r- b8 \! q* g
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> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
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+ |& Q# Y9 p0 R5 L> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into & {% v" {; K# v: a9 | _+ a
> the jar first," he continued, "there is no room for the pebbles or the
* d0 `% A% P% D$ {+ T0 H> golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy 7 n. _( r9 p3 B* B( R0 U7 [" n) ]; X
> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are 6 o0 r$ o6 J+ Y m8 g. W8 p$ @
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> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend ! S5 b- I8 D' ~- M
> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with 4 \6 ~$ R3 m' Q: W( ]3 i I3 _ }
> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to
9 @# [' l. @# T> dinner. Play another 18. There will always be time to clean the house and 9 O8 C$ s9 V; _' [) c' ?) X" k( o
> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that
! t! q/ W1 m7 q& ^8 S> 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
6 ?$ g$ P8 e4 R) a) _" q- q1 C5 T> represented.. The professor smiled and said, "I'm glad you asked."+ l( N6 [7 {2 O1 Y- p0 y
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> The coffee just shows you that no matter how full your life may seem, * W3 S; j$ G* z* z# Q- _, c
> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
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