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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。
; P5 u5 ~) d- q8 l4 r) a% n> Subject: FW: Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee$ x1 m3 p; K9 A
> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in & V: f: g& [, o# ~
> a day are not enough, remember the mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of 0 o8 A' b" c+ m* G0 x
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b9 A/ j u& @! D. |- R9 L! k> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
G9 G5 M( y3 ?! `> of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and 3 V0 Z5 O! T+ ~% |* J: v: z/ m+ V
> empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then 4 K8 _2 I: T) C- @8 {
> asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.
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) K8 M2 r2 p) d+ G, n8 H> The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar + n1 n& {+ { }- T
> He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between
: M- Q# G: `: A ?5 Q& O. l> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
3 z( p4 |) f: b. @) c> agreed it was.) j( [) ?+ D- a" Y; x
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3 m. N5 l6 b5 ?. T4 X7 O7 W> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
9 H& J, ~ q) a3 @8 C> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar & P8 A. }$ [0 N' [; o
> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."% g' f, K7 F) H9 u% H% |
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$ x5 f' y1 F& @2 D. g$ Z% H6 C. Q( Z> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
$ P2 T+ y- J2 V2 A6 y> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty . r" F% B h \" G) [
> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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9 X1 H: n7 F7 D1 M> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
z f9 c* Q) ]4 L8 g> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
; H) w; h+ R e% N9 o> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
5 G' G2 T& A5 j6 m0 l> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
2 x0 x, u9 s5 Q! J> remained, your life would still be full.& O9 E' M) s/ j q P. C
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& T! C0 c2 C1 } e> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and 5 ^1 `- i: z+ O5 H# w
> your car.8 ~# ^1 x" A$ H
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> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
3 R( x: s7 L. r s4 M1 }/ y: T* d> the jar first," he continued, "there is no room for the pebbles or the & t9 q; v7 s% a4 ?
> golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy ; O$ C7 i' f' Z! E3 A: R
> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
2 f; n5 M1 w- Z, c/ [: p8 c> important to you.; d7 a4 O$ Q1 z6 s
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! g# k+ ?# k, R1 z; d> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
8 L1 }$ i5 }# u) G) P4 j" u* v> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
z. u; Q+ {% p2 {! `/ ~: E> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to
+ \. i3 H: Q9 C> dinner. Play another 18. There will always be time to clean the house and
0 m( { I. y. f+ S! g> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that
8 `1 t, I# `7 ]3 P7 |" B> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand.", b% `! O) O) [; f0 ?; l
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9 ]" C$ [' V# C) S* b> One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee
1 M+ W: D2 ^( z) ]' J! _# ^3 K> represented.. The professor smiled and said, "I'm glad you asked."' S9 `8 g+ V8 D6 R/ U; W
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> The coffee just shows you that no matter how full your life may seem, $ m8 e4 M: m( K H) P
> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
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