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。
- e$ J" ]% ]+ x) c> Subject: FW: Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee
! g/ p/ p; @: K1 i! P> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
* w6 X0 d( `0 p( y7 X6 s, O> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
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> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
0 r& n7 P4 b5 s& {$ u) Z' {> of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and
& C2 a5 F8 p( F' A) Y> empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then
, q2 Y! i; c, _0 T1 }> asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.
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9 |4 e( K7 w& v& |) ?> 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
. s3 d' R& W/ }> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
: r8 R& i) D3 ], o& a) }5 d  R+ S> agreed it was.
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! J! ], B9 D  B+ C" q% \> 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
> 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
3 K& E9 b1 v% g5 g% w) z> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
& ^' U: {! A7 l> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
, g0 ~5 `& I* O& i% U( N> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
0 a( {, X. f" A4 ^2 q" X/ i> remained, your life would still be full.
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, K: U4 z7 D0 s' n/ ~> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
> your car.
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2 N- o  f  b6 f> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
3 q( u. [4 X/ L1 S6 \* Y> the jar first," he continued, "there is no room for the pebbles or the
" q6 W, R% O" g> golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy
! r1 q% B$ K' r0 n6 \> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
! [0 T5 C1 J( b' _> important to you.
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> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
* |! F1 l6 @) T2 G5 @% d> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
> 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
8 i# s0 L8 }  o4 ]2 m6 I> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that
0 J' |: @5 c; e& Z: |> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
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  x0 Y3 L) x6 N/ K) M> 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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! ~. w7 X+ U  m8 G9 F$ L  P0 t> The coffee just shows you that no matter how full your life may seem,
! s( V; y! t! ]! {9 ~5 h" ~% c9 A6 a> 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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