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
6 k+ C, z7 d% i" l% j/ ]> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
> coffee.
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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
% C; J0 A8 Q* f4 i> empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then
0 w1 ^% X2 U7 @1 d9 @> asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.
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$ Y, @1 k9 x5 e- ~# ?1 k2 d> The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar
; S7 _; ^7 O* K: p$ J* y! F> 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
> agreed it was.
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> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
: R' U1 v3 o0 C6 Y> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar
7 ^' c1 ~: V) R, {- j# g9 g> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
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& @7 ]; k2 F9 A( i' |* R" H8 x> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
( f! g( O& C* X+ \% i/ G> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
, x' g: k3 T& N$ \> 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
. U1 @. c& d; b> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
" o7 K7 F5 o1 B7 L$ F+ z; |2 h> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
! p! S( u, u; b  o> remained, your life would still be full.
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> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
* M9 m, M3 q4 \% [" u& Y. }> your car.
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; P  r# D( ?' J# J> 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
> golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy
# N4 P9 ~9 D+ _& |" d; H> 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
# q2 h4 p  N5 M' Y2 @- p> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
> 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
> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that
& l, F. Z# c( X+ i5 r> 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."
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> The coffee just shows you that no matter how full your life may seem,
% A- k4 @  y0 I, X7 U& Q> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
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. k* S. {0 X5 |8 W+ Y; f& S> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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