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。
1 J- J) ], Y6 T' k8 d> Subject: FW: Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee
9 ~8 [( E. x9 U$ M8 j4 l. [- ]> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
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> coffee.
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6 u& K1 E) v% n# ^0 j7 e' E> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
+ G2 J# O5 V- |> of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and
' M- i; G6 ?/ H/ Y& k; Q4 g) g$ H> empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then
( e+ i; J/ V  l# X, C4 ]7 u> asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.
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& |1 i! u' @. H( u0 ^1 K7 ^> 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
* T: C( y) k( e> 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
" n+ }( Y8 q8 ^$ N> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
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  j/ O9 L; ?  D) p2 H> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
7 h! U) d2 i8 c, `> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
7 n+ J) b7 J6 `& `2 T> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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) @& ?# w8 S& |2 {0 z; ?: R> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
. p3 q) [8 z# v7 @$ b> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
3 r+ W2 m7 k! ~- D  H; c! S> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
> remained, your life would still be full.
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8 ^/ A5 g6 J: t3 i> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
+ a" _% J) `4 B" ]' z5 K" U> your car.
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> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
8 f; D: Y( ^2 i. S+ B9 o* m> the jar first," he continued, "there is no room for the pebbles or the
> 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
> important to you.
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> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
* W- y$ F) [1 S2 i/ N0 ^> 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
' O3 \" ?1 @! z6 X> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
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* V0 l& ~: _, E1 z# B7 Y: U# p> 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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' l  t( f* E' ~  n4 w1 j) m8 ?' H> The coffee just shows you that no matter how full your life may seem,
! g! E/ [/ X  _9 ]* R> 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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