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
  C3 b: |) W5 A( T& N> 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
> of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and
/ {. @& b' D4 E& x/ {! G, B2 ]> empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then
5 O* i  u) {& |  ]6 i> asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.
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. S$ ^. a' y) s. D5 y3 }% d( f> 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
" i3 X, e3 K( w8 B; b8 @" L> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
6 \; v& j$ p! N, X1 I> agreed it was.
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- Q5 ~. X) P4 m4 U8 X* J. }> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
3 l) l- x+ S. Z6 j% W  L- U8 Y7 q8 P* N> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar
> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
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/ A& u$ y6 U" d/ M+ C3 H( Y> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
. }/ s: a; S, o( Z> 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
* @7 c* H3 o1 t( [  w. v0 W> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
! [- h+ l7 w' F> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
9 ~# f/ B' m8 e  k! |: I9 Z> 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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6 V4 E' h0 b& e% k' R2 S5 M5 H5 v5 ?. k> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
* K0 j6 i/ n' R$ N; D> the jar first," he continued, "there is no room for the pebbles or the
) k2 V* @. m5 t/ }2 z, w7 p> golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy
& U5 k% C1 N+ a4 N> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
> important to you.
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2 E8 D0 @. P  x5 j2 k> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
> 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
6 B( \" g4 V- ?5 c8 M+ C> 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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+ _! ~- y! W: C! B> 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,
> 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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