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。
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1 X" l& A1 {0 h2 t$ [$ u> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
$ p" I) c, w- T  s> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
> coffee.
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+ x* U: A  B) s8 \# B' K> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
- T, j2 L6 w; J* U( T3 H$ p> of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and
' B, Q: |/ H! F* m. T$ R3 a+ N> empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then
5 `3 I8 |5 K  ]$ ]8 O> asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.
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- r4 I3 L; r: P; l0 ]- Q> The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar
! {! J9 v" p# R0 }* @. f> He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between
8 E' S8 A$ J# c, t9 b! l+ C( n> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
$ ]. S' Y) N  Z7 [7 W> agreed it was.
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. `2 z3 X) }9 W3 b* R  X> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
& z& |* Z& m( E$ P> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar
* r5 ]: a# e5 j> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
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0 q6 b3 Q. O% S  R2 M! A' 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.
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> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
( H; K9 C. S* S8 J, Y> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
$ c* `3 p3 \5 f+ v> 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
> your car.
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> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
( d) F, K4 y1 H- ^6 ]> the jar first," he continued, "there is no room for the pebbles or the
> 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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4 ]' i) E1 U3 P/ `- j8 V> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
9 W, i' w( K, G) y! C, c* g> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
> 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
> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
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6 F! t) h; {# D> 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 V0 t1 z: U8 ^$ v) K> The coffee just shows you that no matter how full your life may seem,
) a! t8 E1 t& M8 t$ y> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
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8 V4 I: S8 p1 S- I> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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