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
: E" J5 M$ @! D7 ~' z> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
> coffee.
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7 w7 c2 {( }. q. Y& Q0 v) y> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
7 Y9 W( [. o$ v8 @2 {; R> 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
> asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.
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2 W8 g" g& b: q! v. d/ U! w; t% Q' |5 e> 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
* E8 h9 z/ _* q& [5 G0 N> agreed it was.
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> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
7 \* \% l# e) |1 D* X2 B> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar
7 T3 }% ?* A" y! u> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
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9 [6 F" O5 l1 ?& Y> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
  o1 D2 C( a9 o( d, E> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
% H  i2 M3 I* f6 n> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
* ?# r$ L( x5 S) Z. t! K) A2 {> remained, your life would still be full.
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> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
0 k$ [, i& H& w* L* h- m# `& d> your car.
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. u$ m. b9 X7 \. i4 }/ u. ]0 q> 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
> golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy
/ z0 G- W; W" d( @- b- ?$ o! W> 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
> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
8 b+ H8 @  O. V' R4 [0 R2 S' w* {> 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
7 F" P" ]! P+ X- j> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
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5 @' t# L' ?& i& `# k# ?  O> One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee
' ^- C( D/ Q. w" G( l. S; x> represented.. The professor smiled and said, "I'm glad you asked."
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$ S" ]" K, h3 c> The coffee just shows you that no matter how full your life may seem,
" I4 B& g" w7 S4 _+ ~> 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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