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
6 t3 ^% f0 H8 y6 w> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
> coffee.
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4 {$ R7 k( M( w  t8 y/ y> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
# D9 T) m( f' {: u, y8 h; H> of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and
. V1 d3 n5 O1 G' M+ d1 Z> empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then
6 W+ \5 F  g/ b/ B  u> 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
> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
5 K, L# T) j$ G* |> agreed it was.
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4 ?: ?8 E! S( u+ o+ B* x+ m- N# @' F> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
9 m, x( Y& M. Q7 o) W# ?> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar
> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
>
> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
9 Q3 R( i/ Y7 I> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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2 D" a% C; b& h4 w" B' @> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
" ]4 ?" u7 {0 B. R% b> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
/ q6 W8 `: m3 n; n% K$ n> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
> remained, your life would still be full.
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4 q# q) `2 H2 F7 J2 h4 z> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
/ y% d. X9 K2 z, E- `> your car.
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> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
9 H1 F* m* q9 r0 z> 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
> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
> important to you.
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/ t: @' I  K1 Q8 L1 ?; T> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
: c4 |7 m4 `4 n> 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
& Q# {% X0 V* x$ A* F% i> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that
9 J) d. M5 x, k. R3 G+ R. o4 \> 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
> 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,
2 ~; K/ k% s9 }8 U+ ]& s# H> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
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% O* d; B# w, z7 ^1 h5 M4 z> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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