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
3 z5 K7 E! n6 R8 [( f) v( J+ _5 i> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
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* {! G3 s& n8 d1 q> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
4 U7 e5 }& z3 [5 U  N2 F" E> of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and
; s5 T8 H, Z9 j) q% j/ j' C) `> 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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. O, R) a; c7 F" c7 ?8 N+ Y> The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar
  x6 z! v9 d9 u7 F. _6 Z" [> He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between
4 U: C* n$ f: Z* Y> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
> agreed it was.
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> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
; ?4 i( X/ q1 N) H  ]" o> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar
. g5 _( d: a+ b( M' a> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
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; ]" n/ w  u; x, c8 O6 G> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
6 D/ T& N$ V) W" y' ?- z0 X> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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. l( f: A3 u9 l. k> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
! G1 i, Z/ U  w- ?- I> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
: g* S' O" A# K5 ^$ M( g> 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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% V& B8 ]7 _4 T; j( N> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
  I, [/ R$ X7 a5 r5 u" p> your car.
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> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
5 ?9 Z9 A9 H4 a+ t: i8 |+ }6 ^> the jar first," he continued, "there is no room for the pebbles or the
! k" P2 ], F  E* ^% v) {8 W# C> 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
% e; r2 t  J- {> important to you.
>
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> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
) x5 P% D5 K/ D+ ]5 Y/ A> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to
8 w3 u7 K7 W2 P> dinner. Play another 18. There will always be time to clean the house and
, ]' Z5 n, ~4 ^: @5 A6 }> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that
% Z5 _# s6 v" C# U  G# A0 J, k> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
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8 {: l  }% `2 G' x; A> One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee
( L* p6 u5 F" T> 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,
6 ?  T* ]& ?$ l& Z, G& ?$ v: y> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
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+ m' q+ W  o3 A> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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