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
3 U; j, v3 m3 F4 x> coffee.
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> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
0 b6 ^- ?1 {3 a( ?4 X) Q6 n3 q> of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and
  Y$ `; G. G/ E" k) Y" H> empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then
/ g+ G  f& W5 i5 q. P7 l1 i> 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
0 y; c- ^+ }+ F* \5 L' n$ \> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
6 }/ W7 ?& p( Y! R> agreed it was.
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> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
' Q( }, j4 _' V> 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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4 K' M2 _. J0 r( G  m+ [> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
& L( \- @& p5 C; M: }" S9 }$ X) C> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
> 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
' E9 @) R; p4 s> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
> 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.
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> 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
: ]+ q% F% ?! l/ `> 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
8 t3 d4 Q" Y" I" I) p( u. x* d> important to you.
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" G+ f6 O% Y$ t# p. k> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
1 R5 k3 e% x5 ^, c> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to
6 {# {. |8 g2 i> 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
' H+ W  A# W3 ~- Y4 K> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
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3 [" k& ~1 v3 @> 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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3 D; v7 U3 z6 }* X> 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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) s3 ]! N/ [1 @) W7 L> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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