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
0 {; |3 g% _- i6 B" e> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
8 O. X- y  D! C8 Q) z> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
> coffee.
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: A3 |, w3 s" N. C8 ]+ ~) f% n> 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
8 C# y% s/ z+ Y; t9 n' E> 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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: X, s- u9 W. k2 W0 s- ]> The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar
0 ?4 e  t% m% I7 A: 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
% j! J* b3 E& I> agreed it was.
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' h& e2 e% a8 o+ O( l$ |> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
6 g7 Q; L  F9 D4 B3 M> 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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> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
# V4 `" m% B; e  f' ^9 r" ]> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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7 l4 T1 d. w( I% R: d$ ~2 U% e9 s; G) O> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
0 a, }! W0 _9 p& T, F8 p> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
> remained, your life would still be full.
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; G5 {; H% R% s9 d3 Q3 v> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
" h( T6 v7 f9 |8 f> your car.
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> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
6 _2 g: j3 l1 R4 t$ Q$ y> the jar first," he continued, "there is no room for the pebbles or the
. O# _$ P! R  c& l( E> 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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& d( ?' b& b0 i# `$ h  o, S* h> "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
$ r  ?0 r  E0 P! t% R4 E* _3 `3 s> 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
0 T# t, w4 ^3 i+ v> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
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9 @) ]8 d3 B- }# w$ d3 D! z/ F3 C> 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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6 X+ c' v; R9 j1 s8 x+ D> 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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2 ]7 u1 r  G: Y8 q+ w6 f" e> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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