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
8 f' f7 a% R* \( W; j. ?> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
7 M5 `; Y+ }1 M5 |> 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
; i. \7 H9 b( x* c8 H6 \! m> 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
; @9 a5 j. N; a* [0 X> asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.
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; ~) v4 V, X2 W1 [) L- U# E> 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
3 v) H  L3 I, k: m4 x  I; I5 m> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
> agreed it was.
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) e% r* x1 m; @2 n. `1 d& m> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
4 f$ O7 W- Z6 m; ?4 C3 m( H> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar
- m6 S, o* S$ |5 K' ]0 \  t* |> 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
+ a0 K5 E& m$ r' P> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
" j9 U  v$ W$ z& A* ~0 j+ N, l3 M& g> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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5 d+ e3 G, a9 h: w+ n5 O  J' D/ `> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
0 J' c5 F. s7 }/ F( l+ ?* _> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
' b7 L* _+ h  T2 t: z> remained, your life would still be full.
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# Y! X3 h- U/ ?8 e' u; R> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
. Z  r! b, U6 G& @* S> your car.
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# X8 J$ u# e! Q  V& J> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
* Y* }$ O( H% j> 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
& E- t% g- T8 ~  C$ q' L- t! p> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
> important to you.
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> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
8 r- S5 @9 d# c> 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 J9 [' G) i; S) |( r> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that
2 F3 m. f  z1 I& a> 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
  o& b* ~4 v. C  a& f> represented.. The professor smiled and said, "I'm glad you asked."
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3 h; s. ?2 W, v: Q5 k+ r. V7 e+ X> 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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* N, i" \! w6 v1 j8 u> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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