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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。
5 p. V! I" h6 }* h+ M; r> Subject: FW: Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee9 K( q: | Y0 O) P
> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
- v6 V) N; f/ z* s' j" ?4 Q6 }, p @( h> a day are not enough, remember the mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of 1 y0 U1 B) d* R S3 p; |
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; `) n. c7 H, u+ W! Z# b> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front ) P( O8 l5 d$ Z" w2 |! z
> of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and ; m9 w1 s/ a" r6 J
> empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then 7 [5 D; e" y, j
> asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.3 A6 c, F- c' [9 \/ L- G
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# {0 A3 H7 Z2 B> The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar " R: `5 s, W$ l/ }$ M
> He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between
+ _& Z7 L8 A- \ \9 n0 a> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They 7 K9 N* P/ n P; T$ d
> agreed it was.
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/ d+ Y' {0 Z' c0 P ~/ k1 m9 M# f> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of * b2 |. O$ `% j; n7 K" [7 @
> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar
- ?+ m, y4 y) g6 K> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."1 \& ]: U1 F0 e* a1 U0 ?
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! u5 m" s: A1 Z8 P) F> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
# i# h- i p# Y- q" L1 p> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
+ x4 L# Z$ ^* O> space between the sand. The students laughed.6 z: Y5 u N8 m( Z3 E
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$ N P* m& u/ w* C> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
; Y0 D) \( ~1 H> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
+ L# e J b! s( M/ H& t3 k# c> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends 2 W# Z, Z4 f0 O" {4 k
> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they : {" D5 x2 W9 f7 D6 ~, b2 s* V
> remained, your life would still be full.
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' A0 {, A5 t7 e" ~1 g0 x, e7 N. M" L> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
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> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into # u! ]* e$ d% I2 W! n( W
> the jar first," he continued, "there is no room for the pebbles or the 7 W9 v# X" `( A' I# g$ A/ w# M
> golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy
2 n6 i% ]8 P1 l2 \: r: i> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are 2 o1 j |3 Q8 \ R* q& N) n
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> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend 8 N& |; f8 ^9 z: F X9 `
> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with T* f. d& Q. ?4 U0 O
> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to
+ w/ Q- M( x$ R- a; C> dinner. Play another 18. There will always be time to clean the house and # N f8 ^) f0 f1 X0 e. F+ O
> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that
* c/ s6 ^4 j: f/ ~/ f S$ \> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."$ b% t( X- o9 S. P
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8 Q) J2 Q! r1 c# z> One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee
) G) J. C/ ^0 A. Q3 X$ e2 a7 s> represented.. The professor smiled and said, "I'm glad you asked."
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4 a- ^ N f5 o" I1 e> The coffee just shows you that no matter how full your life may seem,
% n l0 L9 p; }9 U* z> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."* {3 j+ |6 s1 n9 T( v/ t a" b c
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. ]8 D, |8 r L3 k; }> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID |
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