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
( ]/ y! Z) m$ P! z> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
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% O* H& j' N. J9 H, Q. D, P1 [! \  i> 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
# V- I6 Z4 E1 U2 R' c> empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then
5 A6 d; W0 o+ ]! z8 k5 v% ~> asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.
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0 H* ~9 w9 \6 A# ~7 o3 k" g> 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
> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
" d9 L4 w/ O+ n> agreed it was.
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8 y  T: ^- r) l4 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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9 M9 `. p$ E' t. ^> 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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; R& Q* M, V: a+ u7 {8 Z> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
, E; o7 r9 W1 i9 B# H( }& q> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
7 r! Q9 C2 M, Y> 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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! `# a* q, b2 u1 y7 [( V> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
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> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
# K! ~1 w2 @. G1 U$ f- d, o> 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
) O% A" X/ K1 J5 J. E> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
, n8 J0 v$ j9 \> important to you.
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, p( a! i3 j  k> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
9 D9 y6 F+ c7 O" s. a3 d" D> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to
' L# }$ v. G" }5 W- U> 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
0 a) G2 I6 I  }! Y> 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
# s3 c$ L8 G  g( H- Q> 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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. ~$ g8 H+ g0 o. |- V> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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