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。
3 t# r, u# B' {# N* e$ A6 c> Subject: FW: Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee
) h0 K9 x# i" i> 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
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: {6 L- ?# G; w$ \( W9 k> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
+ X- d9 ]0 N: b+ \  T> 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
+ u4 `$ b7 Q7 N; p8 z9 \> asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.
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  X/ l: _; P+ K; n3 u! l! D3 _> The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar
; h: O9 Z* g" _- o> 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
0 t, @0 x3 S+ h" L$ }> agreed it was.
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> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
/ g3 Y7 u: k0 |. |- l  k> 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
+ b' b" F$ Q' C7 o" c6 U> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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" I* A% j4 q6 i/ y3 @$ w* G> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
& G  i& {* D/ b! k1 A> 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
% A% \8 ]2 N$ v/ ]5 w. H> remained, your life would still be full.
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> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
6 @$ f+ X9 |1 U. ?> your car.
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4 ?' E+ [, \* Y0 F> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
8 b; y9 G/ @3 z* M9 p, D, T$ G> 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
* t5 H$ F+ d: ~& d> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
> important to you.
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! d0 a6 O. ]/ a$ H% H; D7 c. `8 H: E: r> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
) Y5 j" X% _" e/ ]> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to
" a3 C* g" g* F9 }> 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
/ Q, d& b8 Z) x% J! I. l8 T" ]> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
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7 E# Q7 ~5 X4 D: t# @> One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee
" o* e. r( j! X- A: L# z5 i/ }> represented.. The professor smiled and said, "I'm glad you asked."
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) b2 j+ b( g/ x/ G4 Y, d: c> The coffee just shows you that no matter how full your life may seem,
7 O5 c; {. e8 X6 R' Z+ b> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
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$ u" q) l& w7 }# K4 t. F7 p* ]% f> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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