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
! p# Q& q* }. s& ^  a" x* D; 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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* ~  A6 ~  K/ A$ ]> 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
> 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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8 @/ i) g+ C; ]- d' x8 n> The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar
8 x& L9 J$ `3 L# t) }> He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between
> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
$ \( h1 Y1 u$ `' ^! ?9 s, N> agreed it was.
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> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
& [& H2 ^8 Y/ R6 f7 {4 A! Y% e> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar
: u- q' P3 H8 _. p7 N% i> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
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> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
0 Q9 h; J: C* `+ Z) z/ K; J( m> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
> space between the sand. The students laughed.
>
> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
1 |  ?) f* R6 D8 }> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
8 Z- V6 o" U& g3 x( X1 y> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
7 r9 d8 c( d' s% {1 B' z> remained, your life would still be full.
>
> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
> your car.
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& H' J& m! a8 c4 {: h> 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
' n6 V4 k; ~- C9 m2 k> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
9 e# k7 [0 c; `; A6 w> important to you.
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> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
9 ]! ~0 ]* P! o3 b0 Z$ c# S" o$ p> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
0 C1 P: O* B8 v> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to
8 n- ^6 S9 B7 S8 m2 e" ?> 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
% q* S) Y) K/ }! h* b. p> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
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' V- X5 B( n, t& x$ |0 F# F> One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee
> represented.. The professor smiled and said, "I'm glad you asked."
>
> The coffee just shows you that no matter how full your life may seem,
! @& b8 P: G6 {. d> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
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6 z7 b1 q7 t, D, o> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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