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
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> 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
( P  n- _1 R; o! K1 {! u> empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then
2 Q$ }7 A$ I: U5 a( ^5 D> asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.
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2 j- Y. Q! [, B! n> 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
. f' z. q2 x5 k. X2 a5 `' ]> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
' }- Z+ h; y0 B/ r" Q> agreed it was.
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> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
# J, ^3 {' {. }- B6 r> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar
9 Q1 k- c- ~- N; C4 y( q> 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
" p8 D' H/ l0 D" S> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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/ _4 s9 F# ?; ]) ]> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
  a7 X) C. M" X$ L2 v# A) |+ J> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
. ^# l$ \+ T% }, c7 x> 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.
>
> 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
- V  }% g5 A1 T  G> the jar first," he continued, "there is no room for the pebbles or the
0 }% p" X9 W5 B6 L> golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy
9 j2 W" O* g& z( ]> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
4 j  ~& P4 m0 n8 i$ x- l9 C# a> 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
> 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."
>
> One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee
8 p6 V' @. h* h' n> represented.. The professor smiled and said, "I'm glad you asked."
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2 |4 Z2 o5 V) v4 L7 Q> The coffee just shows you that no matter how full your life may seem,
& q& M8 Z. X* H> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
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7 M8 |# z3 Z( X: {: g> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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