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。
3 q6 {7 t+ p' V, z! ]5 U( Z: p> Subject: FW: Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee
8 Y. q$ D$ l  U9 S+ e> 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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> 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
, X, b" B/ r  M> empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then
7 W, H% m8 d; M' d> asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.
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0 C* G: B/ C( v3 y$ G9 P/ ?+ ]9 R> The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar
' B2 ?0 U2 v0 v2 M; L. ?2 O$ l> He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between
: r  e# F- ~4 _9 I# t7 W; P> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
5 B: R, O. o2 O- w9 r> agreed it was.
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( D2 D4 o: a3 j) c! d. o> 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
8 d; U6 w% J2 G  ^  l> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
>
> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
/ E  h: x! k6 m' i> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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9 ^- O, S$ g* _( ?( m! l, }, Q> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
, z( l* C! M# J0 v> 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
> remained, your life would still be full.
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( l& F: J" {$ |4 g3 t> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
> 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
> 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
+ L- s4 _' X) ^> 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
5 _# \) f7 y: `2 d* I> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that
* _+ f4 j7 G8 u> 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."
>
) J3 m5 {5 `& k7 H% E> The coffee just shows you that no matter how full your life may seem,
0 s, i4 e+ Z8 k6 y* \1 n5 y  H> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
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* A, S4 h6 h' W% d- _> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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