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
, ]% s+ H: C- \! R! q" ]; m> coffee.
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1 k# m" ~+ p0 f- v6 g> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
/ `& n$ `0 d1 R- m# b2 |8 o> 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
% v8 ^/ n' k3 Y> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
> agreed it was.
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0 _- f5 K2 _0 n4 l2 X9 [> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
2 A& ~( E8 }/ c+ A9 h> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar
* d% W. v) k9 m- z  v# [> 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
0 ~# m3 t5 X  ]# [, h, p8 h> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
' `, `. L% n; f- G7 N5 J> space between the sand. The students laughed.
>
> "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
; ^+ m1 \  {4 m7 f0 v% l> 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
> your car.
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> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
- A& u6 E4 \  |+ k> the jar first," he continued, "there is no room for the pebbles or the
2 a( F# {7 i8 Y> golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy
! |" y4 E! X6 F" V# j> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
" W% ~( w% _9 @2 b4 S> important to you.
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> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
: I- c; A+ G- f$ W6 ]' F5 B6 I> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to
) T1 {# p1 R# |3 ^1 [> 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
- s' r/ P- M6 j  ?4 l9 X> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
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4 d0 b- F7 y5 b3 J( q6 L4 G( ^> One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee
- p. Y5 O  |" X> 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,
. H# S; X2 d0 Z6 u4 T) V> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
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6 M& P) q; s& c> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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