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
! M9 ]6 I" ^: t6 r, j- l+ p: P> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
& s- C; V2 A6 E0 e> 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
5 R- j0 h# H; [2 n7 [  |> empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then
6 o0 u, e* H: R4 B( b> 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
0 i4 X2 e0 x9 d& B& n> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
> agreed it was.
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1 w: i3 Z: h- q4 a' }, f> 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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9 T+ K- N* |7 H0 O- e+ U> 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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: ]7 H* g( o# v* {( M+ y0 I> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
4 p( _/ O9 N3 [1 C- |/ P0 U> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
) G6 N* R# f$ p9 E2 K* J1 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.
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  T8 X1 Z/ b3 q, e' N6 ~4 P* F9 c> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
! }$ e8 Z3 I0 L0 T0 l- X> your car.
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5 o7 E# T; B# l> 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
> golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy
1 A1 Q8 _; d& z! W1 ]- c> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
9 y5 _- _2 p# ^3 ?; Y: O& z) [> 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
> 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
1 L8 H5 A# ?3 M2 S. U> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
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4 ]2 N# n, d! C* J" U> One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee
0 F2 ]1 F  o" M6 q> 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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$ ~) _4 }6 g# L> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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