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
- a3 x- N- f! 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
> empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then
$ J" J$ o+ o; N' N, z$ Q> asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.
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> The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar
' }; r7 S; Y* A+ k> He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between
( O7 j9 r8 W/ c9 h5 I0 |  f: n& y> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
/ M3 D4 j7 k$ T> agreed it was.
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2 J+ c! ~% Y& p0 ~: g> 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
- _/ b' ~- Y. q5 c& O; l> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
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- [8 m( M8 P0 E- F- Q> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
; F" u% @4 f6 O0 c5 a6 }# j3 D> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
  R, y, D% G" R$ w4 ?+ e( G2 X- Z> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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. H/ x1 `2 C3 ~$ {# e' f> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
2 R0 c( a/ ?  H/ E> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
6 ?  l0 m6 H( [# f+ ?+ c> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
$ y! M4 t6 w4 [/ ?2 I- B# O" [- u> remained, your life would still be full.
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2 {9 ?! J  T8 y/ j( X* a9 r. _> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
) W; O4 U8 E3 P> your car.
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. _' F3 ~) N3 u- r+ z: B* X! j; M> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
. T* V2 }* |% @4 O2 q& o> the jar first," he continued, "there is no room for the pebbles or the
6 U" p% N6 E  k6 {: N> golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy
> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
> important to you.
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> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
. [; Q5 L$ Q( k7 D0 b$ L1 @> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to
8 H) Q( N+ i$ x2 e> dinner. Play another 18. There will always be time to clean the house and
) u7 p& I( E' m# B* w* b$ f, B$ J> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that
% n/ Q5 }# o% V> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
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9 X6 L" O, ^* S6 z> One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee
$ j6 s7 l  v7 j2 b6 q5 K> represented.. The professor smiled and said, "I'm glad you asked."
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# I: z! [5 o! V6 N- O: z" U% n> The coffee just shows you that no matter how full your life may seem,
8 c2 H( l$ A0 j6 [5 W3 n% T> 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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