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。
' i, m  W  `3 b# a& z> Subject: FW: Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee
; x" s0 Q6 C* V; K, ~$ ~! t1 h> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
* D4 W) X8 `2 {# }& F/ ^5 ^, h0 [> 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
0 K& V5 A+ m+ }& n> 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
9 ~9 C. Q& O: c& C> 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
* e7 e; {; y& F: U8 P> He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between
3 _9 V; i3 e8 E( l3 Y> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
+ f" V1 ?+ c3 N# R8 H& g! H> agreed it was.
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7 y. |9 [5 l* |) z( E, O3 b> 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 d3 o8 U4 u+ r> 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
# `# O4 J& ]) [( O, ?' X7 U> 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
> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
! u+ h# k7 d- Y! T0 Q. _> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
" k% U% {/ Y4 y9 S  G9 ]; |> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
( @7 z+ S/ D* Y7 v" n4 s+ h% N! Q> remained, your life would still be full.
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1 X( i4 X4 D" A> 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
> 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
  R5 y9 P+ P$ {- u  ?: B% O> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
> important to you.
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3 L6 b& y& C5 A( O' n" r> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
$ u% L$ F( `& \* _) E7 c1 [' f> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to
' d, i5 v% e+ C. v> 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
1 i7 _4 m3 K- r. h4 p, O% x> 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,
7 Q! }! R# Q3 i( t/ w, b> 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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