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。
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* {. c  R2 i. E6 B7 E( x> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
- e$ `9 U( S9 P/ b> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
> coffee.
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+ c8 o+ a( k; X7 L; {> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
; u& U$ ?0 o) ?: u1 t& q% }> of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and
7 h0 ~1 W1 A2 T  G0 v  X> empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then
, ]. Y; o5 q# I" s0 [/ t> asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.
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/ p9 m1 J( M; A4 b2 ?+ [> 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
$ O! a3 {5 T9 I9 }& I/ @5 ^$ g> agreed it was.
>
> 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
, g! Z4 }, `0 J" C* j; l1 \> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
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4 [' ^' Q0 ~( m% p0 j- P* L( t> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
; G  B4 c1 h3 }" Q1 ?/ I, p9 O> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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4 L0 B: G- B( L! {+ a0 i8 Q/ W> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
9 i9 r" J8 A2 \6 ^4 L* V* s. X9 k> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
3 d. T* G9 c3 _9 B. w3 c: _- N> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
4 O) J( i" z4 R) ^5 g7 F1 {> 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
8 c  ^# V- j- p  B0 X> your car.
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9 v  [9 I4 [- w) Q) a> 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
) y& T/ o. D% d4 o7 `> 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
: r! L  K8 {0 D. C> 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
> 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."
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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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" N! r! b7 q/ k2 D2 W$ u, l4 N4 E> 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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