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
! d- E( E/ L9 C4 U> 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
, \/ K( w* T- B, ~0 K# P> of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and
! K% p$ V6 e7 C: C% d: G" D: `> empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then
3 S! K2 O) m) a1 }( m# h( n> asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.
>
> 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
> agreed it was.
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> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar
& O5 U( j5 R; d/ ^# X9 c> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
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3 Y% I7 N# G' Y1 d0 E0 z+ l> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
! ?* S" ^  d  r% q( f> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
> space between the sand. The students laughed.
>
> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
2 }( B9 C/ o9 }) B" f5 M& H> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
/ h. s: |9 x1 R+ g" [3 {> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
3 x* l3 ~% A: i6 R- @, ~& ^& m> remained, your life would still be full.
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" y$ R1 P) I) w: _: M* T! g> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
3 R3 `8 k" l" h, N> your car.
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> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
2 [1 W7 j, K/ h( T$ d> the jar first," he continued, "there is no room for the pebbles or the
7 y5 D7 X# d% L5 Z! Y> golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy
7 A8 X% {' d8 a" _% C% Q+ u> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
1 r: h' i. Y( G7 n; t> important to you.
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  `" Y- x+ A1 W+ ]8 R5 j( e; R3 g( e2 P> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
, L- q6 s/ h2 a4 Q: U> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
$ G7 V( o; h) \. w! {> 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
> 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."
>
> 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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