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
. M- N+ w$ f' w> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
0 t; [/ y: @  A1 M  d# t" f> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
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* ~' R$ m( Y4 ^! D8 a5 L8 z> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
; I, U7 P8 J! _> of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and
+ v; f# B" _$ f! \> 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
3 I3 X) }' l  [> 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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3 v5 w, P) e7 [> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
6 {9 G+ V/ X  g: n: o4 d  X( W/ |" d> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar
6 x# F. R- H0 F6 b5 r: @* a> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
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) W2 }, z; L, d! s: ~9 C5 q> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
* a" {* r  m2 e8 ]% d> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
: L5 B) y9 s; i' V> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
4 m; f: G( M' t! _3 ?> 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.
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; O1 r0 E6 s4 Z' E' Y! w> 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
" K* r$ r* w, a, F% r# O> 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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, d9 K3 M0 A$ [* l> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to
, D" ?3 t  s7 R# y" I> 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
> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
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$ \! K5 \& ]+ n> 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,
> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
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7 J3 h5 A% k3 \$ M$ h6 @5 k> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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