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。
* w. Q$ h5 o4 j. `: f> Subject: FW: Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee
> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
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: W  o# H" e, k; u> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
/ L+ D3 T% s8 h; }5 M: }9 \> 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.
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1 c- |/ }# ^0 Y4 @0 o1 A! K> 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
" j, m3 B3 K( C+ M& b9 G& v. |9 L' s1 }> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
- x. ^3 F3 f4 n8 N' n> agreed it was.
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> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
" v9 c7 z5 c0 w  x+ w, P. z> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar
' [1 Y& b% x! S' q> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
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" c1 Y$ s3 m2 B3 p' c* z5 r- ~+ i) }> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
* F* f& D0 v' V; ^> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
6 q7 T4 C: F# ], l> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
0 v. C$ O0 m; y- y5 `/ z# J, c8 e. n> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
3 q5 [2 R/ v' H8 d8 X# R4 c- [> remained, your life would still be full.
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) X% ]' o7 A- d4 d> 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
6 p+ N0 {1 v( H; z> the jar first," he continued, "there is no room for the pebbles or the
; ~: O" Y0 ~" R7 l. h0 Y> 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
$ N* S0 p8 ^# z% m: M8 x> important to you.
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3 |, \/ q5 Z1 M" L: ~> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
  R) \2 ^( V  k' K3 a> 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
/ }2 `  q4 T5 R  D; s  Q* S5 u& L; h1 f> 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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> 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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+ k2 ~; @: r; p  ^> 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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> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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