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
6 \- b& n) L# F6 R> 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
( X: `9 ~: {6 Y- r1 e" Y> of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and
; f+ r( x- s' h2 D3 H> empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then
* d( A7 V* ^% O! u: D) v+ @$ |> asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.
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+ K& ?2 ?0 D: ^- \" Y! ^" r( |> 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
> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
> agreed it was.
>
+ [0 n; V1 A7 ?> 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
1 A! d% Y, I: L  e> 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
' l! G0 u9 P9 ^> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
8 z; g, J% M0 E& h: d- }+ u> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
+ Y) Y  _0 w3 W! s* ^, _  Y> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
6 x* z; p3 x0 X- S. v# U> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
: Q4 h8 G7 c# o" K$ _. Q) m' B! ?> remained, your life would still be full.
>
7 G3 S1 j$ C6 \! w  e% l> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
> your car.
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/ q. u# x& A+ e: \' W  o5 p> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
' C7 @: k7 N6 e; H4 q> 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
1 Z  t! n9 z% I, V8 m> important to you.
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> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
. [+ z' a! T, g% u' L3 G5 v> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to
+ Q) s$ |1 @- z  x: g5 y' R> 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
> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
>
> One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee
> represented.. The professor smiled and said, "I'm glad you asked."
>
6 O8 R* l* R. R, j> The coffee just shows you that no matter how full your life may seem,
9 t1 O# \8 [* z0 w> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
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- V! e( R8 @, r$ y# w> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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