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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/ a8 p2 \" M) c> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
1 b' b. \: U5 {2 f: `  y! K( G> of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and
4 N$ Z5 z8 ~2 p) I* a) J7 J> 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.
>
4 Y7 Y4 S" D- o( M, a$ M> The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar
6 }1 b7 Y6 B8 P# M0 \( l> 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
* a! r4 C7 D% _9 R0 a- q> agreed it was.
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> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
# z- V! T, U' H& \" M$ n$ @> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar
> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
>
7 W8 P- h: h, d# ^; B$ q> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
4 w$ O+ ^' i, h! Y$ T) a> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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" I7 K* {  M2 r. {5 i> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
> 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
5 v# S7 e. R5 h) ~4 ?3 p: r4 t# T> remained, your life would still be full.
>
8 ^% ^8 m$ n0 w0 h> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
0 Z+ x8 W; V8 g+ J9 m> your car.
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' V" c. |/ J- e9 ?( S> 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
> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
7 n! z. s5 o* I6 T> important to you.
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2 G* H& W6 O! Q$ ?> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
7 T8 S* @1 y! n! A4 L+ P; J> 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
5 b+ Q7 c8 m. V1 t6 f) V( Q" x  V! T> 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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4 ?+ n3 \+ @# ~> One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee
+ W; k  T7 X+ Y0 X) {> 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,
1 ~8 y% o  f  ?8 ~. W) w' L# D> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
>
> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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