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
> coffee.
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7 ?8 }1 \2 d/ O' ^* A3 `> 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
2 X4 M* S# X7 v; Z4 K# M& X> 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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' d. b& g1 a* I2 G9 T/ X> 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
0 V6 Y4 O/ Z) ?, Z! s7 h  B> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
> agreed it was.
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> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
& w/ T- I6 Q5 [+ o, U8 E6 R> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar
> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
>
" H+ o' q2 \! [9 D* r> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
5 b' F/ t3 g& h0 J( I- k$ X% D* r> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
( z3 A1 {/ o/ t$ }) [# b> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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# B4 e7 e- e. ~8 r( Q% ]> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
) S4 L& L& `4 u: S6 A4 x% H( x> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
5 H% X- z1 ^) g$ \( f' l6 b/ h> 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
  U0 h3 M  S5 U5 K> the jar first," he continued, "there is no room for the pebbles or the
8 F- m  e* u9 q1 u' w/ l> golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy
5 G: n  e4 E/ ]& I" G3 V> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
> important to you.
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5 S$ p; u  d0 Y5 S. L> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
0 V4 S/ L  p' g* Q9 m" Q> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to
* H, H" ?) G9 x6 A> 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
. l0 J3 k4 f" b> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
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! C$ s1 u& e% v& U5 o$ n> 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,
2 T" ^! `' S$ A, K* w> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
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! w5 n; w& [- K: o> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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