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。
$ z8 ]7 B4 `3 n) B- x) ?9 O> 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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% z0 J# Q4 I% Y& V6 u# o> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
$ K, ~* N3 X$ |7 |1 w% O> of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and
$ s0 M2 {$ y% P* a/ |/ Z& }# V3 {> 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
% ?* _4 k2 I+ O/ ~. G> 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
; [( x  m* r) ~> agreed it was.
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> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
! L8 m4 o) t6 e' G: r5 M/ t> 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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' |6 U6 J) U& h> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
) H/ j8 m7 v  H, }8 e9 C> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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) b# ?& s; X! ^> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
" [: b: B8 w4 m3 i> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
8 W4 i( [9 g( ^> 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
" J( v) H+ l% L. s/ N> the jar first," he continued, "there is no room for the pebbles or the
# R/ s7 O* @2 w! A> golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy
4 b6 [5 s! j1 m0 _9 r4 M* A> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
5 J) r& r5 G; T7 B; Z; H> important to you.
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; z, L6 \) D, {- F  X* M4 i. F> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
+ I! t6 X' W$ b3 c5 T6 J> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
/ P2 @6 e; `$ K. @! x; s> 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
0 ]/ I# f- ~* _3 A7 L0 |3 b> 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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7 Y! q9 p% K, x. S! ^> One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee
" [' w# k3 F6 W# N* T% N> 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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