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。
8 f. z' O, g/ T0 B- A0 @& c0 r> Subject: FW: Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee
! z8 W0 f2 Z* D$ A; L$ B* [> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
+ j7 R( V7 q9 J1 Q  m7 l> 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
$ U! u4 Q! L1 E' v2 ?> of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and
1 m( L0 e" A" F: f& S- V> empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then
8 O$ A8 n( L' ~1 a1 X> asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.
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3 f0 k$ R; o9 M1 B( m> The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar
8 _# t: w) X8 D> He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between
1 D% g+ M, C6 t$ e6 b> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
9 [$ c0 B( P3 F/ q, |; B. A- C& |> agreed it was.
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> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
* J; R. S" B- l9 U> 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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" q" h2 `0 U0 y$ {' I/ Y> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
! ~5 u5 W4 q0 K2 P> 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
& y% V4 Y" ~" c4 C> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
; v% o6 w. ^' X: w$ |> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
) C1 L7 n% u. ^% q( [4 T) _1 m+ q/ j. g> 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 J; |( p" B5 G9 ?> your car.
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> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
7 u0 Y, F4 S, d% U4 |> 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
> important to you.
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5 W8 \* @; y3 z/ X9 V# a4 ~* L> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
7 `. x! U$ M' Y> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
/ Q* x3 L  Q# g! D9 o$ V( n> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to
& f' ~, y; O/ j; }) d> 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
, f5 Z* x/ ]3 r5 e9 R> 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
) b" _0 Q# u3 F8 Z> 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."
>
> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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