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 ~7 ^2 b% v, @# v" C' X> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
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> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
4 b/ a0 a' l4 z. {( P> 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
: O3 ?" |$ @. C. b( U. L6 t4 q> asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.
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% O8 }. Y6 Z" d' A. Z; D" ?> The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar
' u- P' F+ M( d1 S/ Z7 @; F> 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
( a( |. R" y9 h- M+ q> agreed it was.
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> 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
' I9 y$ l9 d' }1 H8 c+ p$ t> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
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$ R& `( [, c6 |6 D1 G9 L- {/ D> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
2 ]6 ?2 K; X( a  X9 k- c# N> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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* |, n/ Z3 U1 d1 h- f3 K) v- p> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
4 z4 T' e. ~' W9 p- h+ H- ]> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
. t* f) \$ v7 T" t; E> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
9 D! D3 i/ M& L9 }% d> remained, your life would still be full.
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! l6 m' d( A8 g! B( A> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
* Y3 {0 k1 x+ p0 r> your car.
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> 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
/ Z* K  L, t0 c# \5 Z> 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
5 r9 I% w6 L3 n1 a; u> important to you.
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7 a1 D8 R$ o1 `- p! c& \8 O> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
# g" n: f+ [. r9 l8 \> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
2 v1 O* b: T5 J8 P$ k2 N: h9 b> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to
3 H9 }2 D1 y: n9 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
> 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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> 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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> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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