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
* C) t* c. N) ~- A% @> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
$ D, E, S; [* N/ @# {/ Z> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
> coffee.
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  b8 P# I1 Y! G- G7 w> 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
3 q- J# [' F/ W6 Y> 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
, p+ }5 w3 F  F# }  A  ~7 ^> He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between
: Z& ^$ j! d- C' P4 l' a, x> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
8 _/ I* N2 a6 \2 n& i. y& E4 _> agreed it was.
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> 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
7 W1 e. p( o6 X' v0 @> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
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0 J6 @9 \6 o' U/ e2 K% n> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
: N0 x! L) G% a8 S# g% I+ d$ v& }+ K; P> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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7 C  _6 m- q' g> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
3 o& b& c# c- r1 w3 C! g8 Q> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
5 G1 m+ t3 d# g( V: W> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
> 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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8 J, B: y9 @, Y% ]' Q> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
1 f/ k0 {1 t  N5 l  K5 }> 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
; h4 \& `( }" H( c: O) q5 g> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
. C% ~! A7 C& X7 ?$ ?) V> important to you.
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0 w+ o) j' {! S; o- k> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
' |, o& p; i& L- f* I+ O$ E> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to
4 }' w4 R0 R. W# @, F> 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
) h% X' i% t5 }9 E> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
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  p* K" X/ n0 U# W- L( W# m6 U> One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee
- N; U' t: O5 O# F3 w7 v> represented.. The professor smiled and said, "I'm glad you asked."
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4 Q* t/ R: {: e: |: }2 P4 D> 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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