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
7 o2 l# T# `: U/ y1 m> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
> coffee.
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0 M' G* N3 r! U" |> 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
' ]5 A5 d7 \5 ]- g" P3 |> 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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> The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar
+ c9 T4 u0 G( c6 r8 q% K> 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
* Q3 A; x) K- s; E0 M* {* s( w> agreed it was.
>
& d" y; A" h' }2 X" W8 J. G> 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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8 V) K. \- G6 y# A; O* r4 \1 y> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
> space between the sand. The students laughed.
>
> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
0 B$ Q& e5 b1 b# N& g> 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
> 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
+ y$ F& A, {0 M/ l3 c# N) a> your car.
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: L0 S8 `6 m. r" q  ~> 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
$ A/ }5 P( ?: {5 \( Q( X# N> 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
/ L9 C4 M7 b, P, q9 R4 }# t* T8 s> important to you.
>
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> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
, ]& J1 E- c9 P6 @- A8 g> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
! `. v5 W9 Z9 C$ `5 m9 _> 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
8 G, [6 j% d4 M7 Q6 a0 M( k" }' G' x: d> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
>
> One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee
0 B1 _' H- {# F) Z  I' O8 f3 f% S7 O> represented.. The professor smiled and said, "I'm glad you asked."
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. L1 |: I0 }- M* i0 [7 i. D> 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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9 X8 |! \7 A; P2 Z% D% M# Q> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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