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。
) b" O) P6 A& T. O> Subject: FW: Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee
> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
! ~* W7 L6 n4 \2 R> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
2 J! m* U. K) Q+ B, O> coffee.
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% {8 Q7 D' R/ j9 D8 Q) V> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
7 ]' m1 T3 e9 [$ v8 P4 Z: a: r> of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and
> empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then
> 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
: z  O% h. m/ p3 S3 T> He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between
7 k, @& n6 }1 n+ |' U5 {" N> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
> agreed it was.
>
> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
! j4 j. Y  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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- s& d% ]; g# l: \. _3 C' i' F7 \& O> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
2 R: o# y8 J) D0 [$ Z> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
4 H. O$ u" `- m2 I> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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0 v8 m* E$ Q* ^/ {- f! w) J> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
5 c& h( D7 `0 R8 D9 t> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
1 ]% U. Q) r  W* F> 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
> the jar first," he continued, "there is no room for the pebbles or the
1 D' [1 [$ }# k6 P3 Z6 C' ]- \> 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
% g; C4 }% ~! [& T> important to you.
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  B  S7 S8 K5 A  ~> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
# p6 \3 g" M  }* p. M7 b" B> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
2 ?) [" ]: d$ r- I* I" Y0 v( Y> 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
) ^+ L% s5 M( c: A0 ^6 p3 }> 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
  G" z; l/ f0 f4 M" f( n> 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."
>
> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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