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
! _& t' n' C& [5 l# ^  Y! \> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
- o" x2 Z4 W& }" P( V1 t% u$ S> coffee.
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$ X0 p7 C7 A* s$ K0 b9 s4 M+ D3 E> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
3 P1 `; V4 t2 W) q/ u' i> of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and
/ g- h- W2 D' v  L4 F& h1 C> empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then
7 a$ K% n2 V9 f9 b8 J> 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
% Q) ]3 o, Z- t4 [, G1 y; P! F" `> 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
! C; Y& D) ~8 B' P9 E5 Y5 L> agreed it was.
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> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
; x; n% A; G' s: H> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar
5 x* x5 {7 \& G# O5 D> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
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> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
$ o6 a0 N# n( d* Q4 n- B2 ~> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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* s2 G* \  W4 t* @2 \> "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
& X7 b0 B3 T; L4 U6 j. N> remained, your life would still be full.
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1 D& s0 D8 G' D* z) ^> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
6 J4 {- o! Y/ F% u# ?- g> 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
% o/ T! A9 o  O+ L' v9 {' P> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
8 D% l* p2 D- ^+ f  q> important to you.
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> "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
> 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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> One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee
( b0 D/ s0 z8 @( V8 _> represented.. The professor smiled and said, "I'm glad you asked."
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8 W" w$ \% M2 x1 [# x& f  j> 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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