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
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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
2 ]" x. m4 N8 s( k> empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then
) t2 f5 j7 V/ i* j> asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.
>
> 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
> 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
> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar
$ S' ~! Q- P$ T$ c> 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
> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
) t+ A2 ?9 B% [" I0 b2 t: K> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
- B6 }( q9 j) i0 M> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
> remained, your life would still be full.
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( I) N: i% j$ G1 ?! c' _> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
3 w: k2 Y& A& Q- Y+ [1 R> your car.
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! {3 K" S0 O$ v/ a# k2 r- Y> 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
> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
> important to you.
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4 l" H9 U! m, t5 H> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
, A/ K7 z* k, h) L  ?> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
8 e" B& i2 k  H2 q* T% v> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to
2 G1 C) Z/ T0 O1 B> dinner. Play another 18. There will always be time to clean the house and
2 T% @" I1 J. @' {2 a2 c* v> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that
9 n8 O# q% O. g> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
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9 ~0 W) r. |: x6 ]4 K6 J> One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee
. d6 {' a( ]5 o; l3 X3 _> represented.. The professor smiled and said, "I'm glad you asked."
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) c7 [' a- b; A. ^/ T> The coffee just shows you that no matter how full your life may seem,
5 q# j2 w2 X' M/ P> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
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" s0 ~* Z  g1 F  H- Q& z> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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