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
8 A( C+ R3 \7 Y9 q6 ?. ?3 }# K/ D> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
0 A( j7 u/ ^( O, I  m* ?> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
5 d5 b2 ?% M$ T5 E- S> 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
4 f  v' T' G: Z/ N> empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then
5 c% F. X& x! J> 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
- n' {8 _* y1 e  v6 J3 z> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
> agreed it was.
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> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
2 t: K  e- q$ d7 x7 c; u$ F8 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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> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
& o# d" c0 ?! ^4 s/ Z8 u> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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& C5 \2 x4 p, t5 G( [# I9 Z" r6 B: `> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
3 z/ z( z* F& I> 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.
>
> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
> your car.
>
> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
0 H5 o. O* d4 |> 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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> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
1 u3 n" G: G$ `8 F" P+ E> 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
3 Q/ U! M* l& A3 y  F1 s> 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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> One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee
7 l( p9 F# E8 e) s> represented.. The professor smiled and said, "I'm glad you asked."
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- h9 X, t" z7 Z4 U" \& A  o! E> 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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> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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