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
5 y* i' j; c* }- A> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
> coffee.
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) R) z0 d6 B1 o/ [) e: o1 Y> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
) R1 @" n0 k! @6 w5 x> of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and
> 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
* I$ q) I+ K& d( u" a" r> He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between
: a/ U* o, f: K: r* F7 F> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
* N- x# X8 W8 ^  ?8 y' T8 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
> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
>
> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
% g1 P& v5 e7 s2 X) `> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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0 G8 a9 x% m) m3 r3 z- X7 u> "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
* f- m; Q4 e- J. p" a+ h2 Z9 m> 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
1 |: E* ^6 I) W/ ^> 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
> important to you.
>
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> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
; F8 G" L- {  t> 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
> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that
0 B  R6 r5 e" B1 B3 S$ G> 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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9 }( R( f$ ]- {3 \4 u! v> 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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