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
& s7 c; w) n6 ^4 @" e$ o> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
> coffee.
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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
* M# O+ Y4 t; S5 g8 A> empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then
* ^6 G- c9 k0 ]( G8 E$ B> asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.
>
1 r# a& x8 y) f( O> 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
/ d' B+ c: Z) t$ e1 y> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
& {# Y% j1 _; W1 U, J6 Q) n> agreed it was.
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> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
: z8 o& @6 e. R( v> 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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> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
5 ?" L: @' A2 x6 V4 D1 n> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
> space between the sand. The students laughed.
>
% w! U+ E7 q0 R! Z> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
9 r2 H' _: u4 T6 f2 v* K> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
9 h, m8 _$ f3 `2 J. x  q> 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
6 g! l& y, W' f( P/ M( N" T, T1 t> your car.
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: ^, x$ w: \+ k. |  y' Q> 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
- u. E! y) x+ I* c> golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy
( A  B& f8 \2 `> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
$ o& i3 n% l  {4 @> important to you.
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> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
/ [) i1 [; _7 b7 E; J) f> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
5 w. ~6 n7 X2 d  s9 O- i> 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
9 ~; q+ j; ]! R# E> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
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$ [4 n% T! T/ a. D' t> One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee
; i6 t5 D# f! S3 i) D$ C. i> represented.. The professor smiled and said, "I'm glad you asked."
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> 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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