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。
. b6 ?: X* h4 j" Z3 G! d> Subject: FW: Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee
. }, E7 G- s8 w> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
- F7 L& a& ]; _4 F> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
2 w1 a8 K! i  J1 q- B4 A1 }) s1 C> coffee.
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> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
6 [/ V0 \2 Z: k3 H6 ?> of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and
* o. Q1 e' ^& A4 Z# r. G> 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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" g! Y2 v3 i& Q! K6 t* P> The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar
/ _& I& G, A4 M9 d0 q5 s> 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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+ h1 {  d4 e0 J> 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
# p# k, n) d% z# p0 c" d" h- D0 `> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
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; R! W) O7 A  q2 c' H> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
7 T$ \4 s: p5 q3 g% C- p( Z> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
1 c! a2 Y3 n6 x; m* K6 `2 T# a2 |> 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
5 M* \$ S0 h3 V. Z# x% t> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
9 y. W% F  R& p: R- l8 J  m1 o> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
+ K3 d9 H/ I2 V> 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
> your car.
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> 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
! W3 g$ Z" v" e% Q3 f> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
* B  G  M% C: C9 F  Z6 N4 {> important to you.
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* x  ?0 F1 G9 Y' @. w7 ]> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to
! u6 i) F. @# @' g> 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
% h# q3 p2 L' P( ~> 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
$ P0 c. }, ]3 c# q+ ^> represented.. The professor smiled and said, "I'm glad you asked."
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! H* d$ L# R! W" ^/ M  D> The coffee just shows you that no matter how full your life may seem,
7 }& m- M- n  r; y' n, I> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
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& X; |9 }) N' y) @> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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