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。
8 f* [* F0 n6 S# s  @> Subject: FW: Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee
5 S+ `1 u! j9 m2 d& P$ ]> 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
> coffee.
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7 ?6 Z! c/ J4 `. x> 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
$ q/ \" |# a8 {" [5 b5 E> 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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  ]! |" r2 C7 O& _0 o& f4 l% _> 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
; q) E' _9 T& g3 d, R> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
> 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
5 T! `  l! j4 _' R3 {' ]' z: ^  o> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
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% }" {, a7 i4 `. Q5 ?> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
" n# |4 P# s" `- J( ~> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
5 `) |  ?& x; a3 C& t3 X> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
3 B. H/ y: }& Q+ ?' E> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
0 ]+ K+ b# @; G- X> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
; X& f. T; y$ M1 H> remained, your life would still be full.
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4 H( {/ e8 H3 N& n> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
% o, j7 _2 q! L3 e6 M+ `+ U0 _> your car.
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0 e, `0 V: X3 P  b> 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
8 J; R7 w- R+ Z+ R# @> golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy
6 j' L1 R5 h" g0 d7 i> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
2 z' N( D- G7 q/ |$ T- }7 f> important to you.
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> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
" S7 @' q* q, {> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
" w! S. V  U- C$ q& Q7 ]> 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
  P4 b( {& H1 R* \& I& C! p3 Z> 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
7 |: ^* n( b3 {/ U> represented.. The professor smiled and said, "I'm glad you asked."
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: P, n; Q4 ^! p; F  a8 i> 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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; b% W1 ~' J5 |5 [* h6 Y- c" i> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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