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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7 G4 E/ a$ ]7 i1 Z7 j4 T> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
0 w2 }8 g/ Z0 y9 _  g3 `7 _3 b> 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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> 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
> agreed it was.
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> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
: ~( F- A; R  d% H* z9 d7 t/ v# @> 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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! _6 E3 |& b9 r& C- k. `> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
6 {3 A! Y2 u, d( M7 a9 H8 O> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
0 C4 R' u* n4 Q8 c> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
- n1 g) J5 k8 d- o5 P: I, M> remained, your life would still be full.
>
+ K+ g. _  g/ Q> 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
/ H/ k7 Z+ \: P4 ?> 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
> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
$ m% W! L' g( h' _' w> important to you.
>
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- |: ?3 I& d8 {. y, [$ _> "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
- [" [- V0 M& g> 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
, _4 ]0 M+ A) B. b$ t$ P0 x+ l> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
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- Q. c% b9 }7 A" l> One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee
$ {/ |# [( J0 e( y/ {> represented.. The professor smiled and said, "I'm glad you asked."
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> 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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, g6 M, T, x" ^/ L> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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