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。
: _$ B) R" y! @5 C5 U; s2 @2 M> Subject: FW: Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee
* q5 ]) I- |$ b3 U  W  @+ g) W> 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
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, x0 J9 ]( N& `- h> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
) H) O- R0 \" B2 Y> 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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' I  o" K3 ^  C% M> 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
# m8 p* v8 ~% {. X- F0 s3 s> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
> agreed it was.
>
> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
1 |* ?4 t* e3 a+ O> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar
4 t5 H, ?" t4 M8 d> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
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' Q' c; K. y6 y+ P6 k2 Q9 _# f5 T> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
7 k/ y4 s. x' X1 b7 O. B, [> 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
> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
! \) ^+ k, ]$ y1 S$ \( @> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
9 a  |1 |2 s5 w) Y' o> remained, your life would still be full.
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, ^5 j2 o3 t; ~+ Y. Z. U) V> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
8 b$ N: n2 A9 `$ z6 F8 e" B- e> your car.
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' ~8 t8 S7 a0 V> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
> the jar first," he continued, "there is no room for the pebbles or the
% f+ p' E, }& T> golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy
4 C" P7 w' m0 v) K6 n> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
> important to you.
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> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
  P: `. h8 Q  J! |2 l. U( \) 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
2 y  L* L% n1 i) n: @6 y> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that
& V$ F& N7 W- |" A3 r2 N> 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* r3 i1 B& L+ d. s> 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,
  q/ X6 ]! |$ t( K6 W> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
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4 c6 T& V4 c' U* L$ T> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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