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
> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
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$ z9 G4 ^; @' t, g. E$ U: 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
> empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then
- Q; i6 T! z4 G/ e$ o9 f' z> asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.
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+ \. X+ G$ x; P, I+ ^8 w> The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar
1 n. g; B" O2 J! N- H8 l% ?> 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
( l& l8 ^' m$ U0 J' y" i, a4 }> agreed it was.
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> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
" z0 @1 f! \8 J1 j# w> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar
8 t  _! x0 o7 ?/ R> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
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# O% N: ^8 j( p. b! d> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
/ L5 q8 @. k- v9 f! f- i3 e. }> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
! A* T4 `0 v) ?. f9 i  e> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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" B! O+ G% \5 {$ p> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
$ c3 u, S, B& L! r- a0 A* Q> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
& A; J" I% X! z, K> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
/ f8 I. G$ c/ T8 }, l8 Q> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
5 K8 N" p- K' z. z> remained, your life would still be full.
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( ^! ?5 j2 D" a* g> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
  J) A+ [  p" R1 t> your car.
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& d- U) K' u  p  d> 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
0 G" C3 ?5 E) U% {  ~1 t> golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy
- T  R4 q5 u9 O4 P! Y: ]# k> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
5 h  Y2 J" E: T0 b& I> important to you.
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> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
, _) Q! H& d1 t6 l. L6 Y> 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
> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that
> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
>
> 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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. |7 R# C( `; p: Z) e> 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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7 P/ ?4 y3 i4 a3 _1 `( m( @> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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