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
/ x2 Z; n; F# ~: n, H, p" f9 |2 Y> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
& s: L' z1 y9 T. d, r' X# Q> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
> coffee.
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5 ^" u/ V0 r4 v7 [0 m, J6 K> 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
- c; m; V. z, k4 y3 B> asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.
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- \) M* v; p" X+ v) r7 d> The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar
' C7 Q, i, a0 }2 I9 J) C> 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
. q) l+ ~& F, R$ y$ [> agreed it was.
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> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
" S1 k9 ~" _: T* V) @> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar
  ~4 h# A& \3 h* L# c> 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
> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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( v; V5 z+ c% J8 O> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
5 ^( ]" G  z; z2 w- u> 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
> 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
& Y0 B' J" v# W) [" l> 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
> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
# s4 d: }( M, \2 ?. ^> important to you.
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' x& h9 Y' Y* ^1 r2 R7 K> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
0 z, G# M2 H4 G- C! S> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
" l% c/ h# V1 {6 Q4 c& Y> 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
# F3 N! Y9 G0 z> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that
! \) w0 B% G! r7 _( N2 `> 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
4 F3 m* I: {% ~4 j% D% Q' ~6 G: U> represented.. The professor smiled and said, "I'm glad you asked."
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; I" i7 Q  j( |0 S( G# R> The coffee just shows you that no matter how full your life may seem,
) Y! T* B  ]: M0 W7 ~9 R> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
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2 `) _; ]/ m  h> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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