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。
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- j$ w+ e8 W6 h# B> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
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0 k! U- S8 l7 \# a3 E> 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
/ }2 O& C$ G4 F+ Q1 K- B> empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then
2 u+ ]6 Y% j; }" o8 ^1 x> asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.
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/ d* G& r: ]; b& A: ~0 y& ?> 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
> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
> agreed it was.
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> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
4 B% P. w, L# [' M> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar
> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
>
> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
9 M% S" Y0 J& i> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
7 |- G+ I+ }/ o0 G/ ?# ~6 A5 {* P> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
> 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
> your car.
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$ K$ ]# }( a7 Q" ]> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
5 [: J) ^) D, J5 o6 ?8 `> the jar first," he continued, "there is no room for the pebbles or the
+ x4 Z( q( p8 p> 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
) T% p5 q( a. V+ i> 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
> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to
8 z: ^6 h# l- k0 x* E' l  N> dinner. Play another 18. There will always be time to clean the house and
- q* g1 g$ Y/ L0 S- H9 ?> 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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: Y, I9 I) h; K: ~> One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee
; g( `7 N# p9 b9 x' N4 @) e  ]> 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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7 Z; r( L5 A6 _, e: L> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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