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。
# ~5 x' W! X( F) {- d> Subject: FW: Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee
5 X  e) y6 A* Q  S! {- L- \2 b> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
% F5 o6 j, q3 z! a5 ^> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
> 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
4 z) }0 a# F8 y2 {> asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.
>
> 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
> agreed it was.
>
/ d) X, o5 q1 e5 D8 F( ?* n: ^2 g> 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
; Y& l& X* {( Y+ Q> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
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& q& S! `0 m6 R9 j- }> 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.
>
. U8 F5 ~: i; c. [0 {/ J& 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
! B4 d( X) c$ ^( G> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
6 `/ D% M" M" Z# ~; E- Y$ Z" ]> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
9 \0 T7 \6 n$ k  j! d- d" V> remained, your life would still be full.
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7 R: [2 U! f2 X9 x# {> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
> your car.
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> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
9 t6 ~' N8 U" w% E8 A1 Z> the jar first," he continued, "there is no room for the pebbles or the
9 W  W  ^8 B" j3 ?> golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy
7 _0 z+ |! Z# E& x5 d. m- `( `> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
. N- e$ }( d6 ~: T0 @7 C. e, H/ j> important to you.
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> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
0 h! [$ ~7 q; {, W> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to
+ D% B" k+ }2 t, @- p/ ]# D9 E2 z> 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
' ~; v5 g: e& p6 G) V> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
>
> One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee
; o- I% J1 }6 E2 E) F> represented.. The professor smiled and said, "I'm glad you asked."
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6 ~/ h) H) J$ b4 M- _" o% E> The coffee just shows you that no matter how full your life may seem,
5 @0 z* H( b+ d( D  K; h8 C* L6 ?' e> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
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; r, R4 S9 P" ]  a> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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