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
9 Q% l" w, V4 I& U- @( ?> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
> coffee.
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  ^' h' `; m+ I# Y3 B" `> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
> 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
) ]1 j0 y1 A$ Q. r/ a5 \> asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.
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' z, q5 E+ d+ p2 `> The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar
8 F# P  |( x, R; M  m" _. ?> He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between
" Z( j9 F) F$ m> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
4 @3 _2 y" Q8 G& B> agreed it was.
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" X8 W7 \5 [7 c, K; l7 L> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
7 d$ P; g4 H4 M  x1 a> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar
> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
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9 R7 X4 E7 V* A2 I, e' ]7 x* }- O> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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6 R) G0 M" C7 \> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
: U% j( {, u  D* J7 u; d; d> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
, ~6 _" b& \' P6 |> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
; m* i) B- j% A1 h> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
> 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
9 e; c2 v7 H! t> 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
1 |' G2 S9 {& X1 ], h( L' i> golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy
( V0 p' N9 F* Q9 Z, [, u> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
# i2 j4 `3 ]" Q) @! W' d2 a* d> important to you.
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; B* S( L( C  c0 _" _, V* h> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
/ g% p/ g% ?+ C$ d% r2 s> 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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, |1 N, a% G" n. J> One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee
$ s$ ~6 x( i. F2 d, w9 q> represented.. The professor smiled and said, "I'm glad you asked."
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% W2 R. p  C* M> The coffee just shows you that no matter how full your life may seem,
8 k- T3 e) e& ?1 H; x+ h* \  A> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
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, Q% r9 F! e: @0 U3 Q& V5 T> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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