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
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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
% d% b+ g0 m' }( j> 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 O3 M7 ]+ X3 F: g% f% N6 t% Z> He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between
2 U: I' H  V( _6 c3 j> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
5 T$ Z5 w5 r" Z9 A$ d6 g> agreed it was.
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> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
6 |. C# Z+ l, s  j6 X! R) [> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar
4 C# |1 `4 [6 z5 V: l1 ?* c> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
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# ~3 M& Z8 W/ e; Q0 u' i> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
$ I4 \) u3 s" c> 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
* m+ ~4 \3 }! Y. ~) f. F> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
; P4 z4 V/ \0 r2 R+ P> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
1 U6 X0 F3 ~% j> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
2 Y8 {  _, Y, s" H. Y1 c' h+ `> remained, your life would still be full.
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: _5 j$ T# O9 Q7 I2 p+ u( B! R> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
> your car.
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9 Y. `" E0 v3 Y* M2 _% `7 x> 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
3 L' E0 O. [" i8 C: u5 \' U4 |> golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy
6 m) g8 \" \, C> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
> important to you.
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# L$ t  y  @) E6 {> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
1 C8 T& H; I7 C- O9 f/ V0 |4 H> 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
. q. P" G' {' J4 `7 Y> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that
> 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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> 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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