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
! R) c  a9 @- o* i/ N2 \> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
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> 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
+ b1 A$ s& }5 j+ p% N3 f' P' f> empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then
3 H; U  g" H- @> asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.
>
9 F6 [# P4 j2 V> 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
> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
> agreed it was.
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$ Q3 p( p, A7 M( d1 R> 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
4 i1 ~7 _1 O0 [. s1 A6 k> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
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: l! h  c8 C& U: ~. @> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
' C; t, V4 N1 z1 N/ r! @: U> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
> space between the sand. The students laughed.
>
> "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
1 F. O* o' e6 i! c% Y" |> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
> remained, your life would still be full.
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, U3 t! N+ b7 v8 Z  g; B+ Q> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
9 T+ T, S& w% Q  j" ~> your car.
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> 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
/ H* Q7 n# q5 v7 C' V5 [9 E> important to you.
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, I% J9 ?% V( ]- a0 S4 x& i> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
  Z/ r1 M5 o5 J. E> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
> 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
3 m; T3 ^6 t" ~) f& Q* x( ]# O> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that
# ^5 ]2 B0 j% d/ p> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
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! w8 I( T+ E* c1 u2 }  P> 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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  D- K( B2 M5 Q> The coffee just shows you that no matter how full your life may seem,
6 u) V  S) }: ?$ i> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
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5 |: V* R: j$ m" t: o> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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