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。
6 O$ V! |: N! R9 ?. m2 N) V> Subject: FW: Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee
> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
+ D- L. }" k- `# b: g. O) x- `+ s> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
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5 B- K+ n6 ]& i% w& f$ ^, A> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
8 V% k5 j( ^% T" @. a* ~> of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and
2 u3 l# G& ~' Y3 o" j2 o* i> 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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! [1 i" Z( a& y! Y0 i+ k> 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
9 a& O/ o$ ~, A* C0 ?> 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
> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar
> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
>
> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
$ K7 G! ~- ^6 P! J6 K% x> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
4 m0 Y0 L) ~; t! D" t' D> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
7 f9 L+ ]8 C( W1 f& v6 Y> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
2 u* [9 n# ]" E: q- M( q> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
/ N6 H) s! I, F4 C8 }3 C> 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.
>
> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
4 d1 N/ M+ `1 a, R# i2 S> 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
0 m: f+ l8 S5 C5 K! b0 ^" A+ L> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
/ I6 }0 `' t7 Y7 a> important to you.
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> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
# e7 A6 B- h$ d> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
' l/ M9 R& [6 b, R> 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
) n/ n$ [+ \: [9 G> 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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> 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,
1 F; M) K5 z" k% N2 X7 r> 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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