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
* O) E- C1 d' `% }> 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
* e% Y1 h0 y& R# T3 p6 F> empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then
5 t; ~) l5 [2 A> 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
> 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
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( R2 u; X$ O. _% |8 i# Y> 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
: b8 E: q- J4 Q# C: ]) t+ ~) n) k0 M> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
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  }7 a6 _& E7 ~# a> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
7 e$ Z, X8 L2 h1 V  F/ @( |> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
* A4 t; F# M. Z1 K> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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- O* [" o" \8 k& M4 {> "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
6 @) v/ k3 \" S' Y( a* w> remained, your life would still be full.
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> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
> your car.
>
, n/ V* B/ ?  J( u4 `> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
! T/ [1 j0 s: i7 Y1 T% \> the jar first," he continued, "there is no room for the pebbles or the
1 }0 |+ T/ C, w* y+ V+ O+ G! p> 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
> important to you.
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> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
/ k$ ~: e% O+ c# y% H# P> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
# i; D7 I/ q" n* J7 m> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to
- ]! k" E3 {" m+ ~( x3 t* Q2 M- F> dinner. Play another 18. There will always be time to clean the house and
$ C1 E4 q* k, q2 D" s> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that
> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
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% M- c8 H4 m5 Y  Z, ^$ l6 P7 }> 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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> 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."
>
> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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