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
> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
/ r4 b; [$ R+ E% p> 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
> of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and
; a& [" a9 f" N; b; N3 v2 A# y4 Y> empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then
> 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
1 d4 A9 Q$ L8 c! b& t> He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between
> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
7 G! I9 ]% G' x, W# ?> agreed it was.
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( w' V+ H$ C! Y. }0 b> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar
5 C( k1 ]5 J  }# ]( B  z> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
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2 P& p" E' p+ N* {& ^% v> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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0 C5 |* L) p# _) T> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
6 j4 z9 u/ C( G  o  b# V* a> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
4 G8 N' i* J; E( H2 o4 Y$ K> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
> remained, your life would still be full.
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, q4 n( ?% ^& f6 s3 u' }4 M4 E> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
> your car.
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+ U( X- Q# G4 D0 u1 q' T. |. ]> 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
4 _$ F: v  C3 V* f) y> golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy
> 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
* V+ d/ {6 y1 ]3 h; d" t/ ^8 ~> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
% I# \, Y% X4 C+ L. x> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to
4 u7 Q0 x/ t) v1 S> dinner. Play another 18. There will always be time to clean the house and
$ n: t0 Z3 v# V4 ?! B4 H> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that
$ x% z; ?; W( N- G# k. l> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
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> One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee
> represented.. The professor smiled and said, "I'm glad you asked."
>
> 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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# q0 y$ x( a5 y6 T) j2 ~% D> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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