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
> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
4 s- @( M6 f! g8 i, q7 x> coffee.
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- c. }3 ~* C7 @. O7 Q0 ]9 B4 }/ O> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
2 H. u0 B5 Z7 }- R, E> of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and
! [1 M  e5 J/ d> 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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& u+ x9 \/ [$ n* z  o> 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
* C" H4 s- ?! d> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
8 ]0 ^( m3 ^9 z& `; H' Z# H( _> agreed it was.
>
> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
0 s! [( b8 d9 `( h( ~> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar
4 y" P+ `2 @4 o8 v3 \3 f> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
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5 f, \( ~: T0 {$ z/ R. d1 q3 r9 M9 F> 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.
>
> "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 F- y# N4 \' a$ D5 X> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
3 y7 k2 V: v  S> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
! B  q1 h- [  R$ R% L> remained, your life would still be full.
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( u4 }8 u  l7 K4 y) P! j; K> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
> your car.
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> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
" H  Z, C6 h0 F+ p# u. O. W2 z- N> 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
7 q  v8 w  t6 x! w" O8 \1 ^: z> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
  `  n5 k3 `3 F> important to you.
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3 b3 X1 S. [: g# j$ \7 i) G- @> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
. k; @5 V, I: V) p> 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
> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that
3 g$ l8 V0 F& G+ ~> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
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) m6 B# S: Q( ]) D> 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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3 V$ y2 j2 U0 w. c2 q1 K0 M9 Z( B> 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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6 l" }4 D, W) }7 J' N, Q$ ~> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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