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
> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
> coffee.
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( e& ~; A  B3 o- o> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
/ N1 R: f6 n8 D* y: Y* t> of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and
. G5 z" s' m0 u; g" p/ V$ l1 H> empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then
+ c' _% X9 X5 A: a, t, ]> 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
) k2 |$ e7 I2 i. _& n4 [& R0 B6 e> He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between
; O; x# _6 H9 x; r( P; J% D7 G> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
> agreed it was.
>
> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
' I" I8 e4 p0 {) w8 v) s5 v> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar
% @5 V. T# p+ w% o1 ^/ U% m> 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
' c0 L( H! _8 _- h. |> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
> space between the sand. The students laughed.
>
! F$ ?" U. v( v6 Z$ b% M! {> "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 d. N% X+ ]/ X: h5 u# v% r* G> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
6 \8 P& M3 `3 r' t> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
> remained, your life would still be full.
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: d8 w: o$ M6 h: H> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
> your car.
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> 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
) F9 a* Y- A8 _4 N> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
> important to you.
>
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1 V8 S9 q( g2 U7 j> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
> 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
  p9 ~7 a5 V- |# F8 _6 Q6 W: ]> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that
0 l; K% l: Z( O1 [$ d2 U* n& t- S2 C> 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
; \$ g2 m8 E$ Y3 v; z' F0 n; h> represented.. The professor smiled and said, "I'm glad you asked."
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> 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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3 S. C# e9 p/ ]3 p. U# I: K> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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