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
/ G) b* n1 }8 r  ?' v> 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
  f0 n. l- j$ q3 ^0 a- n  X> 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.
>
* ?: H% X' ~! W/ P- S' a( m2 W2 z( k  p> 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
5 _. q. [" j) F> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
# B1 F8 i% S2 j> agreed it was.
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> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
$ H2 ]; I( ]$ m: g, w1 L( @> 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
- U/ }" d* j" B$ u. g> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
' u0 b1 A. H/ B! w7 ^) p; V/ F  ~; q> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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" z8 V; K% l# G7 o7 ~3 t$ [> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
3 H; M# x1 _: D) S9 `  S+ 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
> remained, your life would still be full.
>
# {5 V" o7 C+ t9 c" u. ~: L> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
> your car.
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> 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
> 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
> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
4 u1 w6 m6 N- s! Q> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to
- o$ o9 X& V  O. ]# |> dinner. Play another 18. There will always be time to clean the house and
$ @6 n' K5 H4 N4 c. U  `> 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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7 X% Z" U& |6 R  l. A: G$ D> 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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+ l1 P, U0 L; }" e8 o- I$ G5 R+ S2 O+ a7 ]> The coffee just shows you that no matter how full your life may seem,
+ i* v9 i) ?, X: Y% k; s& l> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
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# w- u0 R+ C3 l5 {8 F% o> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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