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
" V2 q. ]8 @& |8 E- y> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
% {: t0 _& s2 G8 T0 }! E> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
> coffee.
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. A4 y: ]* t8 `/ N3 y> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
! \8 L5 g3 f& Q5 T( c> 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
7 O8 U* j( D: N( j% g5 t4 R1 H  w> 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
' `( A4 l0 K+ u  X3 c; z! I7 o  h) x> 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
6 a" ~( M# I2 X: k( ~> agreed it was.
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> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
  y- E, s/ k2 X* U> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar
> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
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. g% E! V9 p7 w# Z" Q0 D2 y1 O> 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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! P# m* x: r  l6 [  `$ D2 E> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
- M( H6 m* v+ w* c- k> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
9 p5 b; h: ]2 L+ r/ ]9 N8 t8 A> 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
5 f% ?% R9 H+ p0 \- W> your car.
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> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
7 z3 B0 h8 p7 ^5 N0 V, [5 B/ ^> 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
3 T; D$ F1 |* Y- u9 j> important to you.
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) t5 {2 `; X+ E+ U3 f> "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
> dinner. Play another 18. There will always be time to clean the house and
) q/ e0 F- t) ?> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that
1 m- l3 I  M- L) T> 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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$ m( l2 `3 {  Q1 P  ~. E4 {> The coffee just shows you that no matter how full your life may seem,
& J# M8 f. @) u* m> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
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& h% @6 P& r( Q& G1 @. R! g> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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