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
> coffee.
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> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
1 m5 g# n6 Q9 [2 R> of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and
. }' k* M. p$ ^5 G> empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then
$ I% I6 k+ n9 O; I6 A* L1 A> asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.
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/ S/ r; k8 _0 m7 p> The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar
3 H2 o5 G0 R& v8 o: z% {> He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between
% ^* a0 i. T5 B! Q1 a% k> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
/ P6 F) G/ ~2 R+ q* j+ k9 Q> agreed it was.
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> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
) g5 ], B  s( x> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar
> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
>
, E5 Z) v4 v2 L+ t; b> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
0 s+ V8 z8 U% ~) [, i> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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  C1 W( l3 J- J& [( o9 ~# ?1 e* N> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
( G' j0 g! v" Y% x% j$ K( [> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
2 T* S9 T2 [0 w5 [% C4 g8 }> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
> remained, your life would still be full.
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: _9 ]% s! E: q+ }9 x( H> 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
> the jar first," he continued, "there is no room for the pebbles or the
) T# Q2 w& Z. b/ ~, a; \" s> 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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% B6 @6 k3 w: v: ^( t+ |> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
> 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
5 O0 y$ b4 k5 @& m% G. P+ p/ O> represented.. The professor smiled and said, "I'm glad you asked."
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( \2 Z, h: a2 s8 k: w> The coffee just shows you that no matter how full your life may seem,
9 s; P' O0 }+ c" Z6 K2 z. O. x> 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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