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。
7 d- ]% P, L+ H7 w  E' g> Subject: FW: Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee
; R' @* S$ w$ x. c0 |- ~> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
# V( R! V  S9 c& H. j+ Q( Q% B& d- L7 P> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
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> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
7 ^$ ~4 R/ Y* K7 C+ s% `. U8 B) A> of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and
* O/ m0 |0 w- T2 N- ~6 A3 `; e> 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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7 D# Z. Z$ H* z0 P> The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar
> He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between
  r- T& w; H7 Z> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
> agreed it was.
>
> 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."
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> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
9 t" N; p8 c# ?6 e$ U0 h* U5 _( V) n> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
9 x2 u: d, _) Z6 f- l# n> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
% _+ i3 P4 F9 a" ~" x0 e8 n1 n> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
5 r, R! t+ F2 p7 X; y3 U1 _$ J/ C> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
> remained, your life would still be full.
>
; e. Y% V: G) O6 P: f0 j> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
5 G& T% c* A; n, g& ]. \6 K- o> 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
2 ^! `! L4 H3 A1 Z' @> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
5 O" X, q) X! t  B( ^> 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
2 s8 @( y+ S: w> 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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% v6 F& Y* o; q+ u( E& Z7 @6 j9 |0 i> 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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& K; q) R$ }1 f& \$ l> 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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