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
  e# Z$ _3 W3 R1 b; m> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
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( o" |0 |; H. V2 ?. Q0 N7 Q> 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
> empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then
> asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.
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4 M  Z/ D$ h$ n> 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.
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8 V- s6 a3 R/ ?" p5 ]/ H  S* ?: }> 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
* s2 v& R# O" ?1 w2 @> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
>
> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
> space between the sand. The students laughed.
>
> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
$ w* ?* |6 N! j& L& }, Z" w8 S> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
  {: x4 ?; q( V& E1 s% n( ]> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
, e: ?- ~2 Y, \/ }/ j3 w9 J: K- |( ^> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
- D% z2 f  w- `' e> remained, your life would still be full.
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) K0 R' E# ^/ z# w> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
> your car.
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# F4 @8 O. V2 x" k0 X> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
3 S4 Q! `% ?1 D$ f7 Q8 o6 |& J> 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
4 i7 [0 T8 ^# c, ~9 W; [7 T> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
9 i) O$ Z' q8 g6 s> 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
/ l# e% E1 a, D: d# r# g> 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
> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that
( P4 x  s' K0 ]! r7 ]> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
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4 Z2 ^4 J; D8 ~  }$ B: l" N; h" {! E+ L> 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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3 ^' B# @' ~: ]+ _> The coffee just shows you that no matter how full your life may seem,
> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
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  F- `) _7 _7 _! w4 @3 H> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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