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
+ i* ^) N/ ]- T! ^> 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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$ `  E! o3 P1 ]' J" [$ s. x9 T> 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 P$ L$ S2 `  a% \6 Y> empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then
2 C& {! I' z' v  R; \$ t. n> asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.
>
> 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
% B8 ], b; A) Y> 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
5 p" D" d1 L& O# ~* h$ e> 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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$ Z3 W' Y5 ^% D7 `> 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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& |2 B' @  g8 h# ~! I7 P> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
% u. V( d2 n0 }/ f9 i> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
3 y- Q! v3 W; J" t9 z3 a> 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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7 u( v( {! N# S, e> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
5 s/ I7 ^5 o* L+ L3 _' z; a> 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
5 O+ y6 m) H' p( V2 G2 f$ A> golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy
9 M0 v, B6 S6 b$ L! B8 ~> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
" i# a7 j3 r4 m  S# ]" D  Z, e> 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
. I. E7 N. G5 v, i7 o2 @> dinner. Play another 18. There will always be time to clean the house and
0 d% G$ ^/ t' b0 j( \7 t) o6 A> 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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0 q, Z/ F2 J/ |: Z( 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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/ {- \# l- N! i" |3 m( t9 x; f1 a> The coffee just shows you that no matter how full your life may seem,
% t: W8 ~7 \, p) R) E> 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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