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
) j' G6 R* i" [" p/ c> 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
/ p8 x0 ~& B. F$ v! c0 b> of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and
" O' f* }% _( t9 r& N; R> empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then
$ p% }& a; Y0 A: ^! D4 d  [> asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.
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) V& M/ a. |/ e2 l> The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar
4 F1 ]/ G8 `* X2 F/ Q> 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
  Y. d7 X9 M4 {1 q- c$ W6 [5 e> agreed it was.
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& m& @2 Y' S; `4 h* n3 [> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
# w, C9 H& A* J> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar
' C9 t7 m$ C1 q) U1 e& k1 |> 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
) O/ d3 s9 z- e: M> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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! v/ U1 P) j, ^6 C> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
# B" }  n+ K; k7 V  o> 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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- q9 z/ o1 A$ `> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
> your car.
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5 w9 b8 N) ~( q3 O) m; D" ^* c% J: a> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
, r) S1 N  S" Z# k- K- [7 D> the jar first," he continued, "there is no room for the pebbles or the
5 {# ?, k, E/ [& {9 c7 _- g% @> 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
* R" x( O' [4 [2 ?+ \! x5 ?( `> 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
/ \6 a# H  R7 z> dinner. Play another 18. There will always be time to clean the house and
' t+ o  K0 w/ W1 Y! G7 Y> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that
1 M. s: b6 L! L0 j> 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
> 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,
/ k* \0 ?: i  Y5 u# ?( F> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
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- k/ h  L+ L8 |% m3 w> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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