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
! L, _1 X1 d7 s> 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
3 r, U7 {; z3 Q$ L> of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and
: C- B' J& k) O3 ~> 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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  n& W( Y& p$ b3 I" G> The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar
( L3 j8 s) L4 J3 [/ b> 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
! n- l7 [8 H1 d$ ?) ~> agreed it was.
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> 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
0 |, z+ ~1 L6 [: s> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
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1 }! \& O- d; y. G# H  X> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
- _  D6 [: W3 g> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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) M2 L5 v" v/ e, 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
3 z  R1 s6 T7 v9 }, V> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
, X' L" V4 g& C6 J% v! K> 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
> your car.
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1 I  S1 }. `* r! ]> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
, r" z6 }5 x9 N* f7 @8 _> the jar first," he continued, "there is no room for the pebbles or the
" i  L" W% O0 c, G> golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy
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2 N) y9 U$ V& \8 M> important to you.
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6 z# s2 L) S2 |0 Z, W. W> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
( H$ |! E# {  Q/ L> 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
4 @  c, v: H7 I9 N: f+ G> 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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> One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee
* _( V8 w: z0 X> represented.. The professor smiled and said, "I'm glad you asked."
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/ D1 ^8 ?2 B) {7 X  O. g> The coffee just shows you that no matter how full your life may seem,
> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
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( E- _7 }( ~4 y> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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