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
5 \& B" I% \- m' H% X! g> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
> coffee.
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6 P2 g9 N/ P3 f7 n2 y) O% ?0 A> 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
% f. N! O0 N- ^: L, W4 _6 @> 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
> He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between
9 ~2 C" O/ J. X$ Y) k0 X> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
) y' N& Z5 w. i2 P) L> agreed it was.
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/ G. l8 r7 t1 u3 s! U> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
0 f; Q/ l( ?' E7 ]> 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
> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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6 ?3 r$ W* Y/ Q; r: z6 O+ h: m9 A> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
, R& p4 d8 N1 [, H2 ^0 q, K! ~> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
4 ~" s' Q% j( r+ d" C> 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
6 n( _  m* g9 M3 b* I> your car.
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> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
& a5 B- c$ D$ L" \3 h+ y, G+ o> the jar first," he continued, "there is no room for the pebbles or the
, j) H( Y: w/ X. p- i/ u> golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy
, D3 v# N, K- q0 I, @( ]1 d> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
2 ]  o! d3 P0 l* ]1 J3 m> important to you.
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> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
6 w, R& d! d* b* a" M> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
8 z3 T4 u! S0 Z6 L( @> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to
) ~% m, G+ d8 b; w5 X> 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
> 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
3 f. X5 ^  f8 p* u! d3 F> 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,
1 u. ?6 x2 U. [/ I# N' M, V> 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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