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。
) X9 R0 D3 [. {4 k) b> Subject: FW: Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee
( U+ ?! R5 W  d3 H> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
: o3 Z( r2 v$ }9 b& p: |> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
> coffee.
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. J/ u0 G, `" C0 r6 v> 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
> 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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+ L. r8 @1 V, z> 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
# h8 t0 d* r! S3 |3 g> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
> agreed it was.
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( H5 C! f; ~* J. g* f: R" ^  U: J> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
5 Q1 R; Z! ^! \8 x> 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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6 g4 `3 P# H  e- O! c8 ~& z> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
1 Q/ E5 f3 O  q. M7 d& y8 X! a> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
$ d8 S1 Q' g9 o- }2 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
> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
: X4 M- E2 p' t- u; ?! a3 x: ]* M> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
) o- f0 V1 I# ?5 \  }5 p" g, E> remained, your life would still be full.
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# O. `2 N8 |2 \) A5 R  Y/ K> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
0 x' m6 f( X0 }/ l2 w> your car.
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+ J" B1 X7 x( W( _& C6 R2 F7 \7 c. `> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
, O( [7 i0 X7 u7 W( U> 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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' Q. r$ L( S& j& \. |, ^& i> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
; c% ]. Q* ?6 e5 \> 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
2 ~, s( ^& G* O. ~! _8 q* M  t> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
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9 A/ C6 D9 x" A- S> 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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2 @0 s  _& K! h* ?> 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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, S( S& `7 ^  z- q/ o  E# T* m> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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