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。
( \& a; Z' T3 B' X" F$ r> Subject: FW: Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee
* b5 ]0 Y4 A2 z8 c( b> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
+ h) G0 |4 `8 E4 X$ |9 L> 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
! }7 n5 P- T, _) d> of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and
3 J, W& X/ q$ [8 p1 m4 S' |> 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.
>
> 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
5 i$ ]- }% E, X. X> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
> agreed it was.
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% c2 V. X# K7 F> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
, s! G# u6 ^( C4 c' L> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar
# `) f1 Y. X0 {9 a5 U9 U8 D+ |> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
>
> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
2 E6 N- Z9 q4 M0 E> space between the sand. The students laughed.
>
> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
6 [& n/ ]0 ?. }, e8 U5 E6 j8 E> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
- ~3 ]2 a" c* r9 V' N, I  g> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
> remained, your life would still be full.
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7 b- a" Q/ _+ ?# a7 h  p% z> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
: _0 |% g' X6 a" z> your car.
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! A* N% G9 X' V( y! A> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
0 w) f7 I& R! @> the jar first," he continued, "there is no room for the pebbles or the
+ o, Y9 k" m+ U. {1 ?' C> golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy
* s" N1 X9 X5 p- C7 l" \> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
+ R6 a" F: B" X& V> important to you.
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. \4 N7 l9 P- h# [  ~( Y9 m> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
  \( ^7 _- U6 L* G: R( |8 d> 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
  U% z- U0 G% `' P3 S! ]* _8 X> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that
8 ]' U3 p7 D. i5 J9 _: D> 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
; F6 p  {* h6 R* J; U> 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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- E, B% G- n& X/ A- H> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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