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
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>
! }; s, C: [2 B$ K> 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
% N% `8 w/ R; d+ R2 e4 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.
>
9 D/ |( _/ n/ A8 j/ _$ _7 J+ d> The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar
> He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between
: x5 v; z+ ?/ J! }# [> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
> agreed it was.
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) ~5 H1 T5 h+ U' Q' D1 u: z9 [5 J- H6 }> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
" R. p; c. [* H- i4 ~9 e> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar
6 e% ^( J3 X( ?  Q1 b# S6 j8 L> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
>
  n0 e3 ^7 A1 Q, x/ f3 S> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
/ w- T* @8 X; s# b$ O# L> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
; ^  }. a; V% o) @' B> space between the sand. The students laughed.
>
> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
& y! ^! E8 A( X# C- _> 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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> 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
* c" i7 @) D- {0 B( z3 q$ \3 O> the jar first," he continued, "there is no room for the pebbles or the
1 l, J& X4 y1 [0 M: [/ g> 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
* R/ r2 j( W4 X5 d> important to you.
>
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3 }/ y' J( M" v> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
, e' y- w6 f5 X: p> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
2 B4 t# s' K. F; Z: q> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to
+ k% F2 F" F( Z! |> dinner. Play another 18. There will always be time to clean the house and
: H( G  f+ h& ^7 @/ N> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that
9 j- `( o% M. h* a  @5 }# Z% S> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
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) w6 J) T' A4 s# q$ z6 s2 ?% M" T> One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee
; Y" J' b' W% f, L> 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,
4 A5 H1 z: c- {# `& C> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
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: t* D- }  b- ~/ N. ?/ r, Q) M> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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