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
. a* X% ~) f! \2 [$ k> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
1 ?: H1 ]3 ^1 e* U8 g> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
6 I! L6 w! w/ r( _# Q6 |> 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
! J) `8 O  W. B4 Z, l! x3 e> 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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> 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
* g. t. Y- t& c  N$ B% L> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
2 X, w& Y3 q: R; J% ]> agreed it was.
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( w. C0 g- [) I" H> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
. H- e& v9 B7 b' q$ u# b1 s9 [8 R> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar
+ h9 `# u8 H, U# U/ @5 \" O> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
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; a$ o) C  ~' c5 f* e5 J$ _- I# d> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
4 \/ g- E' ^* p: A+ _3 s( G5 l> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
: s* T1 W- \+ l$ B, ~# E+ x> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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8 q8 @$ g9 h# W8 Q> "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
> 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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" B; W, H9 ?' }1 `6 s' 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
> golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy
/ V9 _" F" v7 q> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
4 h' A, Q% A6 z. r9 C$ S> important to you.
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4 R5 c' _" `  _* R) }3 X2 t> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
6 T+ Y1 H9 W% F+ b> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
& q( P& T# E" e2 v> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to
5 H- j9 f, Z3 R4 G$ g; c> dinner. Play another 18. There will always be time to clean the house and
9 X$ y  }- c9 ^> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that
> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
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/ j; J& e6 n, x7 R( f5 C> 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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  k6 r, E# U/ j' h& I3 D> The coffee just shows you that no matter how full your life may seem,
) r( p& K: P% }& i> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
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/ z& Z9 \5 Q/ }( W- {> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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