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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; t2 b. j3 L9 g' G3 K$ ~/ n> 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
+ R2 j3 c  _0 P> 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 H. ^+ d7 p' |/ R, [; N> 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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+ A  ^" A( ]" H3 ~1 [' ~> 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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> 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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> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
% M' ?* d6 B  N4 D3 {) Q$ C> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
9 e- e; g6 _  T9 _> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
5 j9 C; @1 ?$ U; ]> 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
7 j+ O8 g! {( Y2 t% t$ H0 L* Z  L1 b> your car.
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/ v6 ?7 P6 i9 h; ~0 e( H> 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
1 F) ]4 b# r/ l# |# @. z> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
> important to you.
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# z5 X5 o2 z, e> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
) w0 H7 W2 ]. a0 K9 J" a> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to
6 d$ q  K) ?" [! a> 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
4 v* q: \. c7 U& u7 Q' L1 t* C> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
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+ B8 z6 h( n, ]. s> One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee
* m8 t7 i# I9 `" m> represented.. The professor smiled and said, "I'm glad you asked."
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! p* k( M7 T, V> The coffee just shows you that no matter how full your life may seem,
: ~8 c( {5 o! u' z0 w$ `> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
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- Q" ^# A% m! W' V> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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