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
> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
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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
) k2 D$ R, [2 e7 P- \> empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then
. R2 m; S; h6 ^8 G: 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
+ I" B1 n& g+ d5 f9 [' R7 {" ?4 @> 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
> agreed it was.
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8 D$ ~9 g# f3 A6 D- s> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
- J4 m# C/ }2 h  g, H- C; L3 F; H> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar
0 Y( z* ]4 X8 B! m) ]6 l% L> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
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- l$ X% V" a2 x; h# g3 ^> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
5 q% a+ _" J0 Y/ X5 b! e> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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- u0 u/ l! B& q$ L. N$ F> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
& y" y) z& D' y> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
1 z% u! @# R" z1 ~; v> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
3 r6 ~; r4 O" ]& r5 h; j( P> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
1 @5 W/ b5 T7 a! Q( `4 v+ D$ L( ]> remained, your life would still be full.
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* p' A7 i% I* A9 G: r; w7 X> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
5 E7 w% o! Q! L8 i* a/ D> your car.
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> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
/ Y: L8 ~% F. A- |: |> 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
, c0 p2 I! k+ S' ?, |; I2 @> 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
> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to
8 L& f, d) K6 I3 L( V> 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
) p; ?9 x5 P6 j# w> 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
  j7 v9 g* N" l# ]4 p/ S' F8 K> represented.. The professor smiled and said, "I'm glad you asked."
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0 j* g; V$ U7 l( o& L> The coffee just shows you that no matter how full your life may seem,
2 |- c; }/ n; q6 n> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
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2 p. d. c- N, a. b% Y; o. c> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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