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
/ u* z2 @9 \& m. _7 `* f5 U. R> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
7 n1 H9 s, _7 [* W> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
> coffee.
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> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
6 c9 U0 O9 \+ z$ _9 K4 j" I" E> 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
8 L3 B. H/ K) D, `4 R> 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.
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> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
) I4 o" l* v. g* L$ [# X> 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) ?% z4 W: O3 f- t! q! D> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
  e( ?  p7 E1 M, }. o  _  l0 O' N  Z> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
: t# v* q' ?+ A+ B2 x, k. [  M> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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! d% b3 M- j( O# Q2 X9 ?  J> "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
9 h9 Y4 ~; t2 ^" T3 Q: _> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
> remained, your life would still be full.
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1 ?4 v2 }; `* P6 R" B: e> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
! X  s( Y2 e  Q2 B3 E8 P" @> your car.
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7 \) V4 \$ u! V> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
3 H8 K* w/ S  b3 S+ _+ |> the jar first," he continued, "there is no room for the pebbles or the
7 d+ V' m1 D3 t  G8 g7 F- S& J> 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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> "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
> 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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> The coffee just shows you that no matter how full your life may seem,
5 r) Q' D' S$ B9 W3 @> 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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