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。
1 \+ k% n  \( q+ @3 ?> Subject: FW: Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee
> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
1 ?* g% z7 Y# P: r0 [3 u3 B% T% n( I1 Z> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
> coffee.
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> 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
0 C& I, D, a; _' y' q  U" F% Q* R: y> 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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> 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
> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
> agreed it was.
>
* k  \( d, P2 d9 m; O) [4 x9 a> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
: M! z( R7 `, r- N3 E> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar
- {& x5 n; G* t* a* [: J> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
>
3 {' _3 }4 H4 m6 c/ I8 S2 T4 a2 H> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
; g2 t0 [* w2 u+ `) y5 R> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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7 H5 L* p+ H2 a7 J  s" }> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
/ u( E1 a- a: F* `  c  D6 x/ k+ p> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
$ G- Y5 s+ @. t1 I> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
> remained, your life would still be full.
>
> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
) M6 y  u* Z: d( _- @> your car.
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+ J# u- }) p4 t" m& c/ B8 ^2 i. F> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
( x: g5 z, u. V7 t/ J# V8 B> the jar first," he continued, "there is no room for the pebbles or the
7 l: ^9 d# X3 T( k> golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy
8 @3 ]- Z2 A6 z# ]> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
4 V6 X5 Y( f1 u$ @* l5 x* k5 F. c5 a> important to you.
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5 @9 ]$ \0 P$ Q3 D+ X; {/ w> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
) D( j& b- A- m& x5 O+ }> 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
> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that
( ]; [. A& }, K, E> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
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/ m  q0 r/ Z& J* }; u8 G4 W> One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee
% r& k3 ^8 r, Q5 ]8 m  j8 ]> 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,
# s" i$ I( l, K8 m9 w4 M& ^: k4 F> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
>
" l6 a, Q& ?- P% i) x3 o) @2 I> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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