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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% T0 C- c7 D* i2 A: i8 f> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
1 G9 F  T6 |8 v1 I# ~* Y> of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and
+ j' @/ S- S7 ~> empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then
* r5 R2 D8 f/ Q' |3 b> 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
: j2 o3 G2 i! u9 I> 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
- N5 R) n+ A* ?  V+ {# F' q> 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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# F/ ]8 y% G8 q( c( Q9 `( J> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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, w& F* V  S$ E' Q* i. m0 k> "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
% f0 W. c6 M6 p; J> remained, your life would still be full.
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4 e5 A/ H  E& N: S: }' p> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
/ G& H' H( J) f- S- `% g, E7 I+ s> your car.
>
> 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
> golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy
6 {( q5 {7 B4 K+ M: @4 R$ g> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
4 A: k% \3 R* I. z; S+ A> important to you.
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, s! H1 D1 e" \- Z> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
( b6 G+ s; ^# F' c- t0 w3 N> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
3 P# |* n9 q$ }9 D+ q' g> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to
8 h6 Z- [5 s. a5 d# K> 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
> 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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, d# U6 P/ K) x% W9 |' N+ U4 t> 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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> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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