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。
8 e8 ]: a# i3 ~( m& b7 M# N- ]> Subject: FW: Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee
) c! z2 z0 u8 _* e5 ]. H> 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
/ o3 d4 @9 k) u" C> coffee.
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> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
" j$ m1 }! c' l- k. K! Q> of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and
2 \/ ]% t. ^( f0 x4 _& n$ q' T> empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then
4 E; O3 v3 d$ y> asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.
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4 Y0 ]! N" E* {' ?8 I> The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar
% i2 d; u5 b3 Y> He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between
1 x" c+ x4 ?) u> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
> agreed it was.
>
+ c3 d9 _* `1 d; f  j  Q) W- ~- r9 ~; W> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
9 R  C6 s0 _! o2 x> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar
  ]4 D9 |) O( K> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
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+ t" S9 H4 N  x> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
4 j1 ~: r( J8 f( |# x0 ]( O6 S5 k1 G4 j6 ~> space between the sand. The students laughed.
>
> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
' I# l, q5 K7 t( n8 l+ t> 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.
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/ U8 F3 y' w& K5 Y; ^8 _: b> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
> your car.
>
8 t6 @! o, K0 `: d; ~> 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
% V5 ]( \+ z7 t> golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy
! Q- S/ w4 u* o5 P5 H> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
5 a9 j1 J2 O8 e3 [) i3 x> important to you.
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( P+ P! v/ A3 Y' J8 n> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
) Y# p, M+ f) S4 r4 k; W> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to
" V1 t" i% E$ t* f8 U- ^8 T> dinner. Play another 18. There will always be time to clean the house and
> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that
; w, m+ e* H# s> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
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5 y5 ~( h# q6 |% b  I> One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee
( X0 M( O! F' R2 U& _# l3 B9 t0 B> 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,
9 E- {0 @. i' x6 x> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
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( s9 `7 G. S$ I2 V+ ]% |* t> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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