Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee

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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。
> Subject: FW: Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee
- C! P* Q5 d- S9 B> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
) a7 `. U" k1 b1 a4 N0 D> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
  X8 P' W& h: S- X: f> coffee.
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> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
% _2 R6 s+ S$ ]) b( {* n" J: }$ F# G> of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and
& p" l0 N9 R/ z> empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then
6 U% _* \  z& ?1 ]  a) n" S> 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
> He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between
- X5 e; m- }$ a0 H! j% l5 f> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
> agreed it was.
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0 P$ e, v' ]% M" i  ~$ k) J> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
, k' ^8 @5 L1 I( h3 X- {7 U> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar
> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
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4 D4 o/ l) g, {' ]! C> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
" C. F6 D- H1 E6 |+ I% |> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
$ P: Q1 v$ l1 ~8 r6 i. G> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
7 |6 W! n+ m7 P4 g; R/ P> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
0 P3 P. o; |+ h; R7 A2 L> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
  J$ n3 ^( l8 G: S- n> remained, your life would still be full.
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8 C* U3 Q& X" T6 g# J> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
' e1 `5 R% B: P( @4 C> your car.
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> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
> the jar first," he continued, "there is no room for the pebbles or the
( E0 ^  f: F9 F7 }+ ?. @> golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy
2 a% V: ~. O' }% [8 k, s0 a+ F> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
> important to you.
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> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
! k/ i% k# q1 Z5 }! F0 F7 |> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
5 B) K" w1 H, I( x4 o! ?- y> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to
> dinner. Play another 18. There will always be time to clean the house and
6 K- a  ]6 r' N& E; E2 X0 e> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that
$ v7 H6 L* }1 f( |. Q> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
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; L4 o( e1 L8 h' J> One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee
> represented.. The professor smiled and said, "I'm glad you asked."
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) w7 S3 P- E& S  v> The coffee just shows you that no matter how full your life may seem,
> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
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+ ~5 Z! l0 K* L2 |2 x% R> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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