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。
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/ E5 V6 V8 \' N8 k! d! f9 E> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
! s) p5 c7 X; \4 u/ \" _> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
6 \2 k! Y3 Y/ O> coffee.
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# U; N8 S0 }7 Q. K& n6 ?> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
. c4 P0 O* G# G# D> 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
2 E2 t" x7 b3 g" z- F" K> asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.
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# R$ r% M; @0 D5 l" u& t> 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
: }3 e; s- Q0 k5 C+ w> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar
7 |8 r  d1 C; A, r( D% u7 j> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
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> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
; O7 v* ~) {/ u* y8 G> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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+ l& z. z$ l$ x1 k# B7 o; f> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
- z# p4 z& @/ q" k( k" m> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
# c* @" P5 I7 G* H8 ~7 e> 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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> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
) U( |( m4 r: a; T> your car.
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! @) Y, r' B. k0 I. h, E> 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
+ X, Y: Z6 f- A6 L8 d8 ?" q% d9 _, t> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
+ @6 N) S* c2 s2 m$ \> important to you.
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( t2 ]: ?7 b; W7 C> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
/ _# j4 E( G9 d+ K6 R* [> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to
1 u- v& B( d) z: ^> 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."
>
> 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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, o4 Q# K! }; ^) R. z' R6 u9 V, ]> The coffee just shows you that no matter how full your life may seem,
. C  }: I4 s- a+ k# Y. e> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
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, p( @7 C- c" {7 P. D% ]> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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