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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。
; O1 C/ k8 R7 i0 U+ v" x0 G$ s# s- O> Subject: FW: Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee
* f1 F5 z- _; o/ e9 x8 K( X$ k> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
3 U4 {$ n. D/ Q" v> a day are not enough, remember the mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
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> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
$ S: s8 M2 G6 `! d( S: c8 L) ]+ ^/ n- G> of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and - I% B4 ^* K/ D2 q+ m N
> empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then 4 \$ {1 q" u# A5 a8 d& v) N
> asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.' b0 E7 b! _/ e- r7 f
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> The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar 6 L- i2 |7 r) E2 t
> He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between 3 g) C v; [( R* b4 m
> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They ! i/ S' w! c: p% s
> agreed it was.5 \0 u6 H$ z$ p
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7 d7 @" }4 Q& s' N4 o: ]/ g> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
( R8 }, }1 F4 ^& N) r> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar * C7 j* w+ D+ {* c- D
> 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
3 y1 C/ k; M( J% W* S# O3 O" t> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
0 g0 `( g5 R3 ^0 P> space between the sand. The students laughed.: k) M; i+ @ y0 u+ p
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0 W' n9 l( k0 H/ C; b> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to # x- v( f- b4 m: I: E
> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
& g+ I/ U7 L% `* I6 O' T/ r> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends * s2 B& x h1 `( J5 Y9 g, W
> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
/ L' t+ R) Y9 o7 ?6 l1 m! v$ v> remained, your life would still be full.
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* M4 g% H Y2 Q+ r> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and ' {$ q0 J1 p, ^7 Q: N
> your car.
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> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into H& K, n6 y @+ u( R4 s" V
> the jar first," he continued, "there is no room for the pebbles or the ; f# @/ I, J) _( Z4 u6 ^$ e5 l
> golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy
1 L# r! ^4 b1 x% G! ?. K" p> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are . x1 V9 z6 j% r# A/ D; R3 ]4 E X( H. @
> important to you.8 @( G0 a- O* \% O, H/ x' b9 a
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> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
5 X; H1 y q7 p$ x6 _2 D4 V" E> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
3 h. I+ I' E8 j3 f> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to
! M7 |2 V4 q! O) o; H> dinner. Play another 18. There will always be time to clean the house and
$ B/ T/ T, K5 [+ r. q9 \" r> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that
1 I6 L/ |, G3 B9 b$ n* e0 k; j& u> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
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0 q% G- i# E2 L/ a3 f+ {, n- a! V> One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee
- c- J2 i6 y# H3 v> represented.. The professor smiled and said, "I'm glad you asked."7 R3 V2 t% c6 v4 ?
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> The coffee just shows you that no matter how full your life may seem, * y E+ R2 n) A1 i6 {) k4 G$ g. w
> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend.") j, Q( g+ a X
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> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID |
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