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
+ h9 i* ~' h1 `- ]3 l' A& 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
> coffee.
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> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
& K. P6 E' K& X) o> 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
' m  o* F0 b. F5 l7 t> asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.
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9 r9 m( \* Z2 p! ^# }5 ], f; W> The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar
8 M3 ~! J" A* `# U> 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.
>
> 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
& ^  }$ s0 x$ s> 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
0 Q  k. {( g* k) h2 L" F> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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5 Q* Q5 h, h. ^$ r> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
, o$ [+ i; @4 {% e> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
, u' z6 ], @/ G: \8 }& z> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
+ p: q% ?% N7 Q9 c5 f; Y# J4 q> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
- F8 H8 i* G# O, U- 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
$ L! {1 e% ]6 I4 |> your car.
>
" k) l1 u6 T  T8 L# S8 ^> 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
. C* u: G% q6 a' ~) X> 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
( }6 |; _, k' n1 h5 ?) `: P7 f> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to
6 z* t9 s* X! p8 Z+ K: U; \5 ^> 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
3 e- k6 t( J7 ~2 z+ v3 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
% k( u& a! M, M' w5 K! k4 ^> 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,
! u6 Z9 K8 a+ X) P8 G> 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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