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
7 a# f* p3 ~5 j( {- n9 D> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
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3 z, }& ?1 S2 Y9 v! Y5 }> 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
2 P, d% V0 X3 ?* R+ L> 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.
>
& l; Y. l) @6 n/ K) y4 e> 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
' I: _$ C# r' r0 C, v& V2 [> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
. I* {5 b! L9 e6 \/ U> agreed it was.
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9 D& c% ]) i# x) O> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
$ t& J) U; x3 i+ m8 F' F> 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
( ?7 j# }- h- T0 c2 O! s0 }* r0 q> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
  ?; M; U! u! Z$ f* }3 G> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
" x$ t6 c5 l% h5 ]/ e! F/ c( M' E> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
0 h, v9 }, V/ S# b4 R3 D0 r+ f> remained, your life would still be full.
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% W. ?: p3 S+ w! Y- Q> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
> your car.
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  H! V/ U2 w; q8 H4 `$ J> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
; J2 M6 m- c& V% @( \> the jar first," he continued, "there is no room for the pebbles or the
$ {$ L% w3 _9 H0 d( Y# v> golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy
> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
- `& S' G9 B9 x. z2 c1 H> important to you.
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> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
! I7 Y; I9 w9 m9 q& r- a9 d5 O  n> 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
> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that
0 ^( `/ t* n+ c- i; e9 q# w& K> 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
> represented.. The professor smiled and said, "I'm glad you asked."
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. h. b* C  u1 w. K> 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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2 {# [$ T9 Q& A' B> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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