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
+ _+ C- T+ D, R! d! s! l> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
> coffee.
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3 R- d) s2 W/ v0 g% G+ C1 o> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
' z2 O6 ?7 d3 {> 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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$ _7 D1 v9 v5 r; W> The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar
* s8 E. m( j" e; C2 Z0 l4 \> He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between
, \6 x; A" y$ c> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
) I6 n1 W, I5 [3 ?> agreed it was.
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: O1 ~+ i: @3 J8 U6 L' m6 y> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
$ F: z- V7 ^: y/ L! x; c> 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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9 ]( j1 O6 ~1 X$ O7 Z> 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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: U4 x$ C& @7 {" x> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
4 X0 n  v& F8 h> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
7 i+ A" g) }2 c* ~9 B" S> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
3 X  @% J5 `6 x1 _# Z> 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
2 t( |6 K; Q, ^> your car.
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> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
+ e/ B  z5 J& N> 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
8 ~& m4 ?% O: Q' K! h> important to you.
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> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
: U4 Q$ Z9 P7 [; m) v> 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
  H' X/ e0 y5 R& ], X, }> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that
" a" u0 O( ~/ j7 S> 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
. g3 h0 X0 a; w8 K> 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 D+ O( T+ m- s2 M9 E7 \5 A> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
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: d1 |8 Y( ^1 l/ s  g/ J> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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