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。
- }; f# r, Y6 g" l  R! P/ p> Subject: FW: Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee
& o2 e. ~+ l2 b; x+ g  B- {> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
% k6 x8 o5 r! m; j! l> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
5 Z3 T( a3 a/ m2 r' N> coffee.
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8 K1 I  y4 J5 x% }: j9 j# v0 Z- Z> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
4 R1 j/ g9 N; y: q: b- `: r/ d! J> of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and
  O% l* v/ f& c6 z+ r  m8 f# b> empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then
- u/ j6 r* C7 y5 u5 g> 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
5 ^( _& I5 O3 }9 Z3 T' c; u> 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
& G* q% x! m0 {  v. I8 c% X! k0 a> agreed it was.
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> 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."
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# K! n( R9 x, F) n> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
) }5 K+ b" k% j* y> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
* b/ P1 _" [8 r! [> 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
+ ]$ J! x! V% P$ [) t> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
> remained, your life would still be full.
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; H/ B' s3 I7 F! C4 ^) ]7 M> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
  N6 H+ U1 `, D% M* H> 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
& n; q" J5 \, N7 y, k* k+ ]2 e) [> golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy
& J/ ?* u7 e& E. w> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
. \* e$ y: P/ f! G% X, x# z> important to you.
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> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
* D% T, H6 c) ?6 P> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to
  @8 q; T! j1 k/ t5 R  }0 h: {> 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
- b" I4 C6 s  p1 A- S! c/ f> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
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. N( n$ N5 q7 z8 O7 c3 v> One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee
3 @* s5 O% }, @4 W- V/ a6 c> 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,
$ M& l6 u5 N2 h$ C" \& `5 T> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
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0 l& }6 c( O9 }$ D5 ~> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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