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 s% @4 n5 W( w; P) X5 r> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
8 _# H: I; w. v- I" X  P9 C& s> coffee.
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> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
, q1 W/ A  r6 D$ W% b5 u> of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and
  Z: ?5 i  Z% O+ q( v> empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then
0 D* I8 Z2 P) o( _2 [! O: h7 N> 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
1 U& O6 e' n% V! A$ G7 F+ A" z% I' x> He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between
) [$ B  H% Y) ~/ \* ], f> 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
> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar
' d( y. @9 `8 B0 o# y2 o3 r! ?' K( z> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
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/ `$ X3 v" ^' Y> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
5 `( e) U$ T3 d4 y  e> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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1 p9 b' `; z) @- y- G6 d" Z& G: K> "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
> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
/ i5 p8 N/ M, O( ?6 N2 C1 {" O% A> remained, your life would still be full.
>
> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
> your car.
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( o( ^- }/ r. G> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
. H! k) S/ p, B" X7 `. o> the jar first," he continued, "there is no room for the pebbles or the
2 t1 c/ f3 i5 S5 s! p& w> golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy
* l. N5 S& P/ Y* N' S5 J> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
> important to you.
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1 q% K& |0 Q9 u> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
$ q/ S2 e# N5 [/ v> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
& T$ M3 f' n/ k1 {2 t$ A: T> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to
; r, t; z# j2 |/ 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
1 X2 Q& k  }, N. x/ n> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
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% h3 m' w( E6 q) j6 F6 Y> One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee
  Z% h- @5 R1 w( D: t9 U  y  i> represented.. The professor smiled and said, "I'm glad you asked."
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6 c3 k2 Z3 M7 ?5 i/ Z1 W- m> 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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> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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