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。
* T$ c6 c1 h- i: ~4 }- Q> Subject: FW: Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee
% b% q- m) r  D  O2 b> 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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, Q3 D% ]% l, {$ K* O3 t: z> 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
  ^5 ~0 R3 `3 M  ?4 T; D$ }, X> empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then
. \# @; C3 U3 q* ~2 a- t5 B3 ~> asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.
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2 h! B1 O+ J5 u9 I4 J( s; T> 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
> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
3 \6 t. H9 p& X; C/ }/ I> agreed it was.
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, K  S0 Y6 [2 x2 a' e# h  \0 s> 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."
>
4 G5 f; f  K. n" N3 A7 t% @> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
, A/ u1 J2 {8 ?) c: s7 Z> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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> "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
, U# C0 Q/ G9 `6 o2 Y> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
7 F, D' n, Z# O# ]5 L, M  _> remained, your life would still be full.
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2 N# R% k, k5 t- R9 I2 e> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
> your car.
>
> 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
: D) f- o# [+ Y5 Y' J> 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
/ C* D  b, c, H# u" @> important to you.
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> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
' Z, w' {( i$ t. j9 u> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
4 C/ P0 }( Y, i$ {> 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
; P$ l! N( W" b# w: A6 r6 w% R: J> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that
2 p- f( @5 _) [9 [> 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
0 E( `$ A: g3 Z> represented.. The professor smiled and said, "I'm glad you asked."
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0 x7 |% {" M% S6 b3 A> 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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! r6 a, G  s9 K0 V, W3 Y> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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