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
& T: v) V, m( B6 b5 I3 t- O> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
8 j- V7 k6 I: l0 {> 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
> 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
  z, @' d7 {- Z; V+ P> asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.
>
> The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar
. a! Z( {6 @! f5 d2 H" _> 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.
>
3 e5 h# J' M8 X! j/ E> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
* K3 }5 K5 y- [$ ]> 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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, q4 l. p% d+ P. S" q6 ]% i8 R> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
0 [! z$ U9 N8 e6 o/ N2 Z8 U> space between the sand. The students laughed.
>
5 A; e' t! i9 k. y8 S+ b, f9 |; K; U* p> "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
: n4 T! `; S8 {4 S> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
0 h# |: R, ~- p9 q% y2 q> remained, your life would still be full.
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" W( S. x) E. w5 z8 S  h$ \> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
3 i% Z; c" D' e2 s; A1 {> your car.
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> 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
6 A( e* V7 T. W3 v1 E> 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
2 i3 U5 }; y. l  L> important to you.
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2 @( i2 h- d$ s( {# ^1 k> "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
" u; ?( K! S: L8 r. M: s" [> 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
: M- M4 l; r" v' [3 u( 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
> represented.. The professor smiled and said, "I'm glad you asked."
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9 a, |4 A/ a0 R1 e0 \- b> The coffee just shows you that no matter how full your life may seem,
! U. T8 R: @; T! D% S; h7 V* i> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
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9 I+ M8 O% B- T# f> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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