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
4 A$ R( _4 @5 b. J0 z0 v* T* E& p> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
> 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
! n5 v9 u3 w0 |- X0 I( T5 E7 \> empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then
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  Z0 I% U0 \( V> The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar
% X/ y* l- Q/ d- @* N$ K7 z& I$ }> He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between
& X7 C5 M2 \7 b8 V  A9 L% ]! _2 s> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
> agreed it was.
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$ v& i- @3 P, B7 T5 k; z> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
: p- ]1 z' L) l- Y6 c9 ~4 M5 x> 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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) @3 V2 K3 l. {& J2 a9 H> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
7 J: Y$ T) a% g8 z* f> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
! n8 t' x% R) R4 T> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
5 l5 L9 K9 m6 u2 H' E> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
8 q7 z2 n( f& A3 }, H5 x: s2 k: t> remained, your life would still be full.
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' @7 s7 P3 a/ W8 P/ j> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
5 O) H; `& [: E7 d' F> your car.
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> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
0 t3 b1 W$ O5 X! d7 p8 S4 R) O> the jar first," he continued, "there is no room for the pebbles or the
- N. {- v5 a3 c5 b4 O1 c+ \/ D> golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy
1 F0 [0 \0 q) ~; M2 b> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
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' C) \) H# [: x& `4 ~> "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
> 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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9 V" x1 E3 @0 Q/ [> 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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> 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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- d* x, @4 Y* B% H7 |> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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