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
> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
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> coffee.
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> 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
# N7 h! P% r* |, R> asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.
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> 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
6 q9 {( L% C0 h: y$ c: O8 s" J> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
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, }2 N* n3 k3 E' T* H% a5 j> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
8 H* K3 ~, v( b( `% `5 y! S> 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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2 e+ _1 p6 R/ F1 F> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
" q& s, ~: x# S7 p* W> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
, V7 w6 Z* |/ b, t& e/ R# r> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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, k, `; v# _! l8 G5 k" Y> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
" k( z( r+ x6 B8 O! Z. ?( R: p> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
1 P. [$ i0 h4 v& q5 k> 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 l; G( N3 W& M3 k% V> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
# l4 N; _$ Q: e> your car.
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8 Y/ D  h- e+ Z1 q> 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
/ e, M) `* f% z. b. ^* T- e7 w& K> golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy
4 U+ k9 _7 p9 ^  ~& g> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
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; N& h( ]4 @+ U, C& o$ z> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
& t/ @! |+ k& z: D' d# ?! @- f> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to
  i7 c6 @. @, i> dinner. Play another 18. There will always be time to clean the house and
& l) c% U. L9 k! r1 H> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that
3 |( O# N3 O  @> 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
9 i7 N1 J! ]- x4 R3 Q$ P6 ]0 B> 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,
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) \& E& [+ Y! F7 P5 g0 M> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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