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
. ]6 U3 {* X4 Q> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
; U2 S  ^- O# S$ R$ L1 [* p> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
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> 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
- m* ~" r# p! M# `3 x> empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then
0 b1 `, q; @% Y> asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.
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6 O5 P$ |7 N7 S$ {% B+ c> The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar
. s. w+ x$ E- e& z* Z  w# I> He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between
) h  f3 _0 i/ ?% ~7 V> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
3 P* B: T/ W  S8 H> 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
> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
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> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
: D/ R  R: d( |& f5 b0 q) H> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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0 `, h. D! J* D- Z/ R) b: s: |- b, I> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
> 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
> remained, your life would still be full.
>
> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
> your car.
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3 D% Z# p6 m% u) H( ]* y; X0 p> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
1 O# W+ D6 e6 Q+ Z- q> the jar first," he continued, "there is no room for the pebbles or the
3 d4 g+ [. D' H% r* T> 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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- o7 _: Z+ _: h# m> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
. m' ?" l  R. H0 q> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
- k! l* h1 j$ c9 Q$ \> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to
2 }$ w9 |, N4 T> dinner. Play another 18. There will always be time to clean the house and
  D. r- `' ~' s  B! H4 y3 G> 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
> represented.. The professor smiled and said, "I'm glad you asked."
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8 U+ s% a6 {4 B# }( u# Y! ^> 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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1 D0 P2 Z" S+ k> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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