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
> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
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9 Z- ]- X4 A/ ~> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
5 E7 t  m" ]" Q> of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and
4 y! `6 D, m3 A6 r> empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then
5 F/ q8 d1 l+ Q6 E2 P1 \> asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.
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. v) t+ L( B6 T: a, U$ }/ v6 x> The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar
; N, m% r# ~5 K8 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
> agreed it was.
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" y) W2 l! U* u> 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
> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
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( B" o/ `  Y2 e% J& e; Y9 A> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
  @# s5 j) m7 B* s8 u. g> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
( d' \3 h/ q& T5 g/ d; |> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
( Y7 D+ Z, Y0 ^> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
" j" @) l' D# }% q: W+ D. [& G! q> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
> remained, your life would still be full.
>
> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
> your car.
>
+ ]# Z; A2 V$ |% d. p$ W+ @8 T> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
+ h* @3 R. ]" X* Y! s> 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
0 o0 z7 `3 @4 R3 ^. ^+ `! g" F> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
> important to you.
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3 @: _7 N8 C( o, T9 `2 s- o3 N# e/ L- A> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
4 o; V8 g- M2 n2 q/ C> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to
$ I1 L7 d6 }: w# `7 F> 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
' Q" |+ Q9 y. |6 z> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
>
7 ?' c) _0 `, N$ \$ ^/ E> 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."
>
> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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