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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6 r- y( N' [9 P7 ?& v% w. H8 \> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
& b; k( Q# f  ?' h4 S3 Y. K> of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and
" x5 H$ o# g8 u  A2 i% F/ z> empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then
% Q. b# X6 I; `6 D) c7 Q> 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
- H# \, j0 t; i; X0 T( @  f> 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
5 d( g* E5 d" Z3 V  d> agreed it was.
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> 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
6 w9 d: x6 @: U> 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
" P) M/ V" o8 H5 |& k> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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& [4 {, M+ B. B' x: j. _* t" v> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
9 r( w2 d: l  K& ~/ N* u> 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
- C, J; O1 C/ m9 Q3 P> remained, your life would still be full.
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  }( U' s4 P. O) r' n: |> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
> your car.
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# m% s* m( n; ?0 B9 z> 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
# H& U. y! N% k% ~2 Z& ?- w* ^5 ^> 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
  j! c" K& W3 ~> important to you.
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7 n5 x/ @8 O3 N( a! ?5 ]> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
% r0 T8 f! s: m% E" R5 K6 X6 o8 w> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to
) Y9 _( T+ d( q1 j: J> 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 W" D) H- a0 D2 ?/ _  y> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
>
> 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,
> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
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; F8 y6 A9 N9 R7 N% \0 ]) z> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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