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。
: B% z9 B, d' ?8 i) C& m> Subject: FW: Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee
( U7 G2 w( r$ l7 `0 ~> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
6 @" U0 \7 [3 K+ X2 }; E" i7 k- e- v> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
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4 M' M# K- v  ?: Z6 j4 R1 C$ U> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
3 {8 I8 o( P% b6 J3 d- b> of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and
& i: ~& t9 o# t- ]. x  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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; P. V9 x& x+ s! \> The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar
- L0 {1 `" o+ t3 b$ b4 w> He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between
% c! H/ ^" Z- S$ S! l> 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
8 ^  y0 J. t- R+ o# S1 q) v  e) m> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar
) k& A2 ~* n* }9 v; r7 p; [> 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
> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
" L9 A$ _; L7 @- U) l> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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$ e. A# Y! L/ w> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
- g# v$ l% A+ o9 j* q$ P> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
  C4 o$ H. ^9 Z> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
6 T. F1 f  A; d8 e: E/ t> remained, your life would still be full.
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  ?! S* S- f2 E, [8 i* w' ^- C> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
8 G7 S6 d( o2 `7 C% l/ U7 _: ^( ?> your car.
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% \0 L3 k' J! k  F> 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
7 f: ]$ y) O+ p; i0 w> golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy
, G6 p5 p3 q) m+ P* z, K> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
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; o. b8 L1 f7 B> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
% |) a& ]' B9 u" |- K6 ~) }> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to
# M% {$ l1 M- T0 \$ j> dinner. Play another 18. There will always be time to clean the house and
4 }0 l( x: Q  d# D) y6 p* V8 _> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that
; {; z9 ?: ^0 z$ b- G> 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
& s! n. K+ d. u9 b, j> represented.. The professor smiled and said, "I'm glad you asked."
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> 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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% h. q4 d3 U& B' I5 D5 A> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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