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
; ~& |1 z$ k. S$ w> 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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! I! j! m5 \& h5 J3 n4 P> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
2 |# W" J- f8 l, r4 y> 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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6 G: ^) D. I5 p> 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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/ \5 G4 @/ C$ e8 K& T6 S> 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
> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
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$ a) i) q/ D% E5 s% X0 {> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
> 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
. X2 c; L. V1 U- X> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
; r& T( b# Y7 h- q2 x7 T, ^! x> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
6 d; S! Z- e% a! z> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
6 b7 y- z8 ?6 I  u" h> 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
' ]: J  U+ Z0 g> your car.
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9 M4 U! v8 A* l4 _" @; {( K+ f> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
2 X& E, U0 A  z> the jar first," he continued, "there is no room for the pebbles or the
0 R& X  T  `8 s+ ?0 |& o> golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy
. ~# Y5 ^2 x% F> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
+ J% F5 K$ ?/ ]> important to you.
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* U2 ~7 ^3 q9 P; y> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
; w2 H6 H3 g& \$ w: ?> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to
* Y' S6 @; M# {3 X' {5 K> dinner. Play another 18. There will always be time to clean the house and
* z% d/ \" U! n> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that
! F+ d6 g# L' J7 v0 o! s' [* }; G( P> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
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0 w, D1 q, Q& k& U& e> One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee
* q0 L+ h& g4 F% |' M& n> represented.. The professor smiled and said, "I'm glad you asked."
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2 h$ A- _/ q/ X' n> 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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