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
- K7 N8 w, q2 r5 O4 L& i> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
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  O: G' Y: [( |8 b" A  K> 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
  s  A& d! P) u; Q! T9 Q% [* S8 a> empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then
5 `4 o# k8 t0 Z9 d7 z, _/ q% I> asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.
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5 s0 u  Q5 @  B1 l% {! {2 x> The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar
6 I( C# k7 \  i4 G> He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between
0 `' d9 J. k! D6 U( b& i> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
$ p2 Z9 }/ ^$ b" a: L> agreed it was.
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( B& ^, f0 z6 R/ ^5 J0 p> 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 e3 P/ |5 V' @6 z# l( T> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
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2 d3 \' ]9 {- w> 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 J1 @. N( q+ Z; t6 z7 Q> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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0 l+ f+ ~, R. l7 a> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
3 e9 J7 V+ }) k7 ?, |8 w> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
5 C4 K/ n0 z4 V$ ^> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
5 `1 u5 I6 @7 W8 f* ^( i> remained, your life would still be full.
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3 N9 _3 r. z9 G. T> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
> 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
( `, a* w5 b- q2 a) {2 N2 O) b- e> 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
0 U' L3 m. |: h5 q4 Y% T> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to
* K+ q) o. D; T> 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
$ _& s8 {% t; u6 G# ]0 a> 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
2 ~1 h5 }, v. @8 a. W) _> 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,
, t  s, J9 F$ m& w" G: L/ \+ F" C2 O1 S0 f> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
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" i; ]4 n$ B- T/ w> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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