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
& }1 k) b( T; i8 G$ f. O7 V> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
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) \2 t+ V0 O* \3 U9 B7 P& a> 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
; q6 S; p5 |; z" g* a1 ?% }$ p> empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then
$ C9 S) m) D- v7 K> 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
  L) u) {; y' _0 D( K* F9 c/ |> He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between
, F, b- P- m# K4 V+ Z" s# P# n> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
> agreed it was.
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& K9 R" b1 a7 d> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
; l6 s' _$ `: m3 r/ P> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar
5 q: M4 O: D- o( i7 t  F7 c% p> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
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7 O2 s* B' d9 V5 j1 |; H> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
+ Z0 R3 K7 P$ n( p7 ]! v, l1 K> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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& |# ^) \9 C* x" ^> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
, z2 M. v9 D$ s6 c6 m> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
: K# I) X$ n; N5 K3 R  G. _> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
> remained, your life would still be full.
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9 d! h4 o  \9 ^% Y8 ^+ P- E2 w> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
/ x3 M3 r' `' x- }> 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
0 @. J2 ^- O# \> 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
; K8 C& U) g: S+ b> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
8 A, W# T7 I2 h6 O> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to
, L% O6 p# Z( v& A& p> 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
% Y2 X4 B' f9 Z' ^8 [> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
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# \7 T* q6 X6 N# N6 U: V% u, G> One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee
; G2 C  ?6 q. N9 P' @* [4 p* W) Q: g> 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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  [0 P7 T$ W* u3 R  ?& Y' a- K% r> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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