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
0 O: }1 ]+ A  y* n. N8 o" {0 q> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
# B/ z! n( K5 O  O> coffee.
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3 S$ U6 y! w- s" E> 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
> empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then
+ j' K' c: U) Z/ M4 |> asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.
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6 i5 I% a# [; \  A( t  i+ M> 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
" m' e+ ]0 P2 I0 u> agreed it was.
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> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
' ^: }: P+ Y7 ~! D) v> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar
* H" I' _6 [4 |9 v/ Z/ [0 |> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
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' i5 R( O+ i6 s( @# D1 A> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
1 q, b9 e% U; ?" V( \7 q0 D! ~  ^  Y% V> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
" p) N! d4 G! [8 i2 P> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
" E* c* n8 N6 b8 j7 G$ d> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
/ Z8 q; ]" X( m3 J& S2 ]5 Q> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
( P# z9 b* Y5 B# t' o. h> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
' }/ h5 e; G" K1 {" L1 K  V+ R1 T> remained, your life would still be full.
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7 v4 e  c6 b7 r> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
> your car.
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# H4 K# q; U& L3 x> 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
> 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
! d! }3 }% h% y> important to you.
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8 h  I4 Y" o) T* U! H! {; y> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
( m& J  ~$ J3 E  d& C7 ^> 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
' u) @0 h$ N& t8 s. `- O3 e* _> 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
! |. z# O& w* ~! r) a> represented.. The professor smiled and said, "I'm glad you asked."
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> 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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" _) Y2 S& \* s* X; ]6 l> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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