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
! e, X3 o: Q( B> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
4 e( d5 a, Q  V6 Q/ O> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
> coffee.
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; J2 s6 Q# R& {& g7 s> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
8 ~4 w# Y! e/ S  |> of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and
/ {- K2 |9 Q  e2 E3 W9 V! w> 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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# o5 y% u; k, @: e7 W; V- S! 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
) u( C2 d" k  ?> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
# L) Y! h$ I$ B! {: u8 t' F! y> agreed it was.
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$ i5 T8 O1 b/ w/ a> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
; H1 O+ Y6 @! ^5 V# l' y& f> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar
) _0 ~3 k' f- q/ n7 w- [> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
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3 p7 _. `8 O5 F> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
1 N, x7 T* C- z. ?> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
, d  N. [9 ?9 Q; G0 E/ S2 f# d8 ^& {> 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
> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
; {( k5 V. m' l& x+ s> remained, your life would still be full.
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2 _/ v% N' T$ d/ Z. \# [> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
2 B# D5 Z( r4 ^6 Q. K> your car.
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  P  Z& ?% V( @/ m+ g1 Q) l$ p& x> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
+ i: ^! b/ G2 E, m' E; o( ~> the jar first," he continued, "there is no room for the pebbles or the
5 @6 X+ q; x" d3 }# z7 Z9 J> 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
  O+ |) ~: S8 a% ]> 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
; y2 v5 N- r, o5 d6 Z( R0 W0 R& F> dinner. Play another 18. There will always be time to clean the house and
0 C, i% U, d" z+ v8 y% i( }: l! b) a> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that
> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
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: I+ C3 B. y  P6 v. v0 o0 c) U$ A> 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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* O* A( ~: W8 n. G! _0 r# p> The coffee just shows you that no matter how full your life may seem,
, a5 i9 u. M+ q$ W> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
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. h- W3 U- G1 K$ a> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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