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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 h" O0 g* E8 |# p0 ]8 R W> Subject: FW: Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee p6 r' G% _4 k% B, x, X& m
> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
$ f0 x" R$ S7 q> 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
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: W- V+ P5 v( I- |$ h: {1 Q' P> empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then
4 e4 h& d2 I: _' I> 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 . }! b9 i3 k/ Z- v7 g
> He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between " v# Q- O0 A% y( c( Q% f7 H% p
> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
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> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of % f/ S# E9 A# b; d1 U
> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar
2 f; g3 I: s+ q) W0 [8 ?> 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
5 s6 a8 n. \ Z2 U4 c9 k# J" h> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
/ L. |8 n `& Z) ?/ P% y" T, D# Q> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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+ ~# o8 O8 U# [6 g4 b% p> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to 1 [- {: `" o) T
> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the 6 i! @2 l/ v& }4 ]: K7 Q% H2 t1 r
> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends / |8 K9 ^& \- [! u7 A
> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they 5 \' E" w& |5 i4 O
> remained, your life would still be full.2 X/ Z9 g- N' T: n- H$ H
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> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
$ `/ a7 p) a& c9 U" i) |6 V" e> your car.
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> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into * i) n: ~1 W G0 M3 a& e# \
> the jar first," he continued, "there is no room for the pebbles or the
* \9 d, S( x6 ] n: h# Z> golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy 0 i0 B+ J. {, ] U
> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
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) s1 A/ Y E4 m: _* `% ~> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend 9 U6 O# k' b4 n J8 A
> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
& S1 C. b/ Y' q- o. k2 E% v> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to 3 S8 e6 z, H* N) ^" l
> dinner. Play another 18. There will always be time to clean the house and * W9 l2 P1 D( ^* `" z9 r
> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that
8 b2 m5 J; g2 b' o: ?7 }> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."1 v& ~ s! B! D- k8 r K) j
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> One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee 0 k& @! Y8 R4 j6 f3 Z" q
> represented.. The professor smiled and said, "I'm glad you asked."+ Q( N# H2 x* d: A5 a# {
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> The coffee just shows you that no matter how full your life may seem, * w0 B" O, K3 |8 h6 f) n% I* c
> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
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> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID |
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