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
# s+ b  \5 l( q6 z( K/ ~> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
> coffee.
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> 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
> empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then
" R% n  g8 _  x0 C. e5 Q> 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
( w3 L. {8 u1 z) E> 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
/ h2 ~7 I9 _" r/ B5 A5 j0 n& f> agreed it was.
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> 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
> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
, e8 W4 h6 R! q2 w> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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" Q2 r( r, k7 f' s> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
9 i. H; U) O% m4 x: |) X> 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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0 U* a: ]: E: }7 f1 `$ k4 ?1 c> 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
% J- m7 B& T2 k$ m, y: d; x> the jar first," he continued, "there is no room for the pebbles or the
  |# S# |2 ^8 Z* J' u! A> golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy
: u/ ]" J- u  Z2 S> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
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0 t/ j2 ~" O) Q0 ^0 M> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
* W) Y, N( @; T3 R5 l% m1 ^> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to
" {% t! R9 k$ n& o$ t> dinner. Play another 18. There will always be time to clean the house and
  D# [" q( Z) D" W> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that
' Y* v0 f$ q$ R& E5 `> 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
, v/ T. B4 n+ t. E1 t> represented.. The professor smiled and said, "I'm glad you asked."
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) B7 m! |3 C# f; J: n+ @+ A! Y> The coffee just shows you that no matter how full your life may seem,
) }/ A: S0 v' {7 C> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
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4 A$ f9 h1 W1 d3 a7 r> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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