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
* d1 Q5 f$ c9 H. x( W7 q. ^8 |% l> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
* s; n' N3 |1 b! o% k) w% ^) f> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
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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
> 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.
>
5 [5 ^6 N: i- q# u$ r4 ^2 I> 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
7 ?! a9 n/ z. y- D> 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
) ^% P' l7 k% t; u4 D+ 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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& E' k/ e4 Y' J) n; g7 I> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
$ w6 {" J2 {) t/ w* S% u4 s/ _> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
> space between the sand. The students laughed.
>
- d& `; n7 }  |% E> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
0 ^- n! A3 s" w/ t, s% P, I> 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
1 P; b0 u6 p4 G* ^3 o/ G* h3 R; q> remained, your life would still be full.
>
1 w& n. g. Q2 R, |2 c* ~0 S> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
> your car.
>
> 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
+ c6 ?" Y0 P% k  e> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
> important to you.
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: C% y3 c8 {; @9 N> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
2 B  x. E/ ?$ X5 S; r> 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
3 u# P0 u% j; W% a5 e> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
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# v* V# U9 |5 j! R" G# O0 g" }' [> One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee
2 j7 d  r6 x* ^8 e* _6 f> represented.. The professor smiled and said, "I'm glad you asked."
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3 F  X& F, V3 m% ?9 k6 ^$ P> The coffee just shows you that no matter how full your life may seem,
5 s& s) x% A2 v6 \  {+ {> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
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; K( y6 a5 C5 V6 ]. z+ M, {7 X> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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