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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# H3 b; ~% [+ w0 I! G: I) ?> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
/ e, f$ p- }+ ^6 W" |  u6 H! F* b> of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and
# G+ v* ~$ g/ |& J4 U+ U, l> empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then
) a- Q) F3 w& L> asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.
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> 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
2 I* Z0 @) y8 n7 u* x3 u  f> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
1 ~: d$ ]/ g( f/ K3 l. c( i* |) [: T6 |> agreed it was.
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6 c1 A$ v2 e0 f; W% T> 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
8 F( P4 J) z. b/ r& v> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
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9 j0 y( b+ u( B0 G0 D0 J5 A> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
* I/ O! J4 t; K> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
" v! ?4 O: t6 i( N4 \> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
7 G2 q% v2 @7 r& h  h' @% E> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
+ \, C) V/ o  k# W$ d, l> 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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) D2 i" L, M  h> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
> the jar first," he continued, "there is no room for the pebbles or the
0 b1 T0 v& i4 A2 X> golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy
$ E* f5 U- N$ a: }> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
> 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
> dinner. Play another 18. There will always be time to clean the house and
# Z" I3 L- i) [/ i& [/ W  b( x+ U> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that
1 Q  l9 R6 E& M- I. x* k> 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,
2 Z7 y; V7 D: m: [" f> 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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