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
3 o% v' b8 `- P& Q& V% M% i> 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
$ L) {, Q- J8 G, ~" R+ M> coffee.
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8 i% F( S8 N2 _> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
. y* R! H0 H- P5 n' ^* F> 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
0 \5 i: K7 @' L  Y! W9 r, |( ]2 m> 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
> He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between
' }5 A0 k9 H+ w> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
> agreed it was.
>
> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
" U2 I5 J! H- X2 p( P1 w& ~; T> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar
; W) A# Y, L0 k8 U* y> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
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  u& y1 ?5 |7 @( @- N& L> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
# V7 [. f+ g5 v8 b> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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8 d- [2 P. \" }+ {; c> "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
> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
/ @6 q" R; d/ K3 M3 S2 @> remained, your life would still be full.
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- Q  ~  l5 ?1 M0 r  Q* }/ b3 y$ X> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
> your car.
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  N* R% I0 W( \+ k> 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
- E0 a- Y! r) W0 B! @> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
7 s3 {7 D. V6 N, E1 b  G4 g> important to you.
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  h$ B- g+ M8 j) H" |> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
; t2 u8 D& i. @5 h# i5 m: Z> 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
; ]8 v1 W* B; M( y> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that
> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
>
> 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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6 e7 C+ s4 }4 y- I1 E" G> 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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3 P3 z; E! k1 G( U: I2 t( E> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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