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
, W- M: ]8 K5 E2 l1 [> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
$ a4 g7 x1 ^6 v$ e9 a> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
> coffee.
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> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
- W4 _1 P) `( u$ P5 u! V- G& Q> of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and
- p7 \6 q+ {5 b0 [> empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then
1 c. S0 I( V6 z& J0 d7 A! n4 I> 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
% j3 _: D$ _# B> He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between
" R( ]6 a8 p8 _! J9 x- W> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
" n; ?3 t, y2 P' E" o3 {! A2 K9 K0 e( f> agreed it was.
>
; [1 z5 G5 p6 g$ e4 d> 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
& o5 ]# V+ N- m4 i8 {  Y> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
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* R1 @+ B' x0 ?# M' I' i0 O> 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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; x- C, v9 f* D$ v  h7 Q3 {2 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
5 U6 `, A: T; w* t, }9 y& R> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
8 A2 |1 m% U8 z# L0 o> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
> remained, your life would still be full.
>
, w7 I7 H1 R; S" i& }> 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
# n$ m, `% D. `$ k4 y> golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy
8 x, h3 L2 p: [3 S0 p; c6 Q/ I> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
# b% b7 K% u5 ?+ @  v! Y2 D> important to you.
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> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
. |5 O9 P. H7 A  V  A0 j' C$ X5 o9 L> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
% P7 ]  s6 o* z- S% j> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to
0 }1 m. T) n0 K7 f1 \0 g> 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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7 v, U8 l: w! b> One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee
5 C  m* b/ s+ g  W> represented.. The professor smiled and said, "I'm glad you asked."
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; z+ v( C5 K' k> 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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$ ~& p' p. [4 u' n( n* ^> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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