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
! o, e+ y* k% k! W, V> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
2 O( J( U& i1 K2 @> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
> coffee.
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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
9 Z. B8 P! m# q! |% L> empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then
> asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.
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& C) s2 r2 a  h" |$ {* M6 b& L> The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar
6 F' z6 g7 p$ m> He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between
! N; k- K, K9 Y; l. f. m* ~> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
7 q: ]+ Y6 T: G  F> agreed it was.
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% {5 A; r3 Z1 \% N8 @> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
4 c1 T' j1 c4 t# i> 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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# c0 t7 u# \  I/ E( |> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
+ y# C) O- A. x7 B* X> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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$ h  ~. U4 H) N8 K# F> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
1 K8 g4 k* h& z5 e' _> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
& ]9 |& z  w; F4 D2 u- S9 [" q3 T5 a> 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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2 X4 R+ c/ J( ^> 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
% H. Q/ e- j0 B7 u3 m; b/ q1 G> 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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* U$ }: C$ ^% {& D1 d5 B6 O> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
* a* n0 s7 f% X- a% m> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to
0 g0 W" r) K: C0 C6 u3 }' P1 |> dinner. Play another 18. There will always be time to clean the house and
5 n; F" J% ]: M! o6 Q/ d> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that
1 s" s* K4 b, w8 Y> 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
> 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,
( w  K7 g1 w) W4 X- \# s> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
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3 C; g& O. S& m> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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