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
4 m2 p# z& R) o; ~" q3 N7 y" `* d> 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
% _$ s% j" s% x. M6 ?7 l> of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and
% |- k" u- n6 S4 N> empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then
5 n5 y5 }7 S! S0 A  a, G0 F> 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
% L7 T! }( O+ |/ M6 @, s> 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 |2 T/ u8 P. X( R4 b+ x; g> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
2 o3 |* f, Z- E9 }9 u- n$ J- k> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar
3 z) i% O1 x( c9 A> 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
; Y1 e' U7 L, T* i7 c+ `- Q% _& D> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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& u7 r' x" y1 k> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
( f. }8 N, {/ h+ @% k" T2 c* x- {' ?> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
1 \3 ~. O9 ?, X$ Z8 j> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
# H: c/ ]$ Y, q& g& h" D> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
> remained, your life would still be full.
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) O! Y: A: `0 Y. b7 L5 }> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
> your car.
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' Q0 g9 ?' p0 R% n0 B) r> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
6 \( @2 s( Y- Y2 _' w& @9 X7 }> 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
> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
' H% P; k0 b3 q  ]5 y* `> important to you.
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' u! b. I' N9 s5 r> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
( ]1 v2 D* |! w/ S" N: V> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to
- q. Q4 B8 X+ Q' U3 {1 V> dinner. Play another 18. There will always be time to clean the house and
7 O# w% p/ n. D> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that
. i1 M, i# U( L8 E> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
>
- V+ r$ n  p$ \1 S8 [> 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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/ ]2 v5 u1 i$ l9 m2 ?' M$ a> 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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7 v$ ?6 Y2 ]+ d2 u> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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