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
> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
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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
6 F$ x% {. N( H. x9 d9 r> empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then
; ]8 T1 [& M: D8 C6 w6 R> asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.
>
& C( H+ l% j5 S6 @, b> 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
! \2 C# t7 c6 u& W> agreed it was.
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> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
) E! O: K/ E, U4 X9 j+ ?> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar
/ X$ A: y/ a! n8 B+ [> 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
# g0 k) \* P' Y2 ~) ^. Z> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
% I0 j& V6 Z6 X> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
2 T( O4 {# e3 ]> 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
> 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
> your car.
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> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
  {: {# o3 m: s( Y' z$ u8 ]> 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
> important to you.
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3 T4 i- G0 z4 X> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
8 k1 G" T4 S  `5 x; z2 |> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to
4 v" Z" N, O. _6 @" `3 r5 P- l> dinner. Play another 18. There will always be time to clean the house and
3 z% [- f/ W. t4 `  B> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that
& D/ V% _2 a/ B  J& ^! R4 T> 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,
! Q  N: a8 O6 Y" z2 m3 ?6 b2 [> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
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> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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