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
9 A) m! e9 A: c1 b- t3 y* d> 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
( i5 u7 X4 x2 x: ^) x: w  G> coffee.
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1 `+ o* j2 }% C! ^- i" O> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
5 p/ z3 q( r1 s/ M; L8 E' J: O> of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and
/ K$ F* J( v- r: u9 C7 T> empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then
> 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
5 x( l8 h5 Q% I* M8 M6 h" S/ X> 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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4 k+ G6 r& t  g) [5 M5 a0 r> 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
> 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
, }1 E" j7 z/ G2 Y> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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  P; O8 s! T7 ~0 c1 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 F. T( h) h% I# s> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
3 i8 j9 c& i$ D% M! e1 V/ z2 ?' q& e> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
8 `. Y( c: M/ y' e. ?> remained, your life would still be full.
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$ W8 p! L- A: t! }: Q+ C. V> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
/ A  M( b) c9 {+ X9 l  Y# k7 a' _> your car.
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$ E0 w, D  k' \7 L> 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
9 F  p: g. E+ \: Y+ F> 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
% f+ m# K* A+ j+ x: j5 k1 u+ q> important to you.
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% a& q# c9 ~5 r5 l: j) k> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
# l+ d$ t% s5 D  K& F+ e# d% }> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
4 }4 o; s# e8 D> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to
/ q- E4 h9 _0 i# L6 Q, W- F3 m> dinner. Play another 18. There will always be time to clean the house and
* z! x# ^/ d: ^1 }/ g! z> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that
1 H3 ~# D; ?& X/ ?> 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
> represented.. The professor smiled and said, "I'm glad you asked."
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6 Z, K. x2 G" H% ?  y$ V> 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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, ], g& [% d0 G1 o6 x" k> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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