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
1 j! y) w9 G# @6 t> coffee.
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# x, W% `2 l: B, m> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
) H% O( P. v% ?: c: O> 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
5 _8 u9 o. T- @4 |& |> asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.
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( Q8 j$ M* L/ u1 z8 j$ f2 |> The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar
: `% _9 f/ y  ^$ D0 D+ t> He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between
# t) A4 p; {+ ~  X) P> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
% I5 J: Y3 P4 W$ q; D8 }7 ~> agreed it was.
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5 m7 A& j( y: H* V3 v/ C# t> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar
9 q/ @, c! J" O> 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
8 ^2 ^' u, G- s3 e- I> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
2 Q+ \$ [8 W  x8 G. P% E> 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
& v. e' x* e9 H7 d7 A* d  R8 M> remained, your life would still be full.
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. c( q5 T8 `! k4 ?( a> 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
; V  _3 M- _  d" G$ _> golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy
  a8 U  A! S, j# w: X# Z/ V> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
> important to you.
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> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
5 M, f7 n6 ~9 R> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
/ I4 t  A3 c5 G( ^: V> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to
1 N# _& |2 T7 C" L% _& p> dinner. Play another 18. There will always be time to clean the house and
1 q. t1 |7 K0 O6 l6 n/ D> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that
: M# u+ P' y; Y/ ~5 c# {6 X> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
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; u' v% }& {( \  U7 C> One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee
4 [8 y# K- E/ y  q) R> represented.. The professor smiled and said, "I'm glad you asked."
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8 d2 o9 f+ b! u; R, s> 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 Y4 ~4 l* o$ o2 Z  I7 y> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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