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
9 X" ]! ]3 v; h. J$ K/ L) D3 \> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
> coffee.
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' R& Z& }' F2 ]- _7 V5 b> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
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2 O( F: P# K$ r! I2 Z0 C9 V# U> empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then
# E2 U- B0 g6 z; F/ z/ d> 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
; ]# x6 p$ L, P9 p& M  ~6 H) {> He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between
5 |1 p: k, c  O) X7 s> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
" I/ H0 q1 Q. Q! k4 p. h> agreed it was.
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& I6 B. q1 {% j5 z9 X9 c> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
1 H. g1 Z$ ~/ O# \% q. U> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar
> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
>
! E7 q1 A+ g4 {2 Q. O7 i> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
# a& @8 z1 Q* J$ i  j3 m( a> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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4 j; b6 ^% X- o7 N) `% B/ T) F> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
0 s3 h2 S  x2 D/ H) k6 v6 C> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
( [2 n) `, `1 V1 n. V6 E> remained, your life would still be full.
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0 Z; X4 m7 `2 v> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
: c, z6 @7 }1 z> your car.
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- q9 ^# g/ n* u" s+ Y> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
) c0 R  C6 h& g- g> the jar first," he continued, "there is no room for the pebbles or the
. _! _2 q, {$ X+ z> golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy
, r" S" I  j; t/ n$ }# t+ l> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
0 K' @  @8 S: H) ~% P4 L; S1 q> important to you.
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/ b* ]6 A1 m) W9 [7 S8 T+ I> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
5 [/ r# [& d% N) U" A; s  ]> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
5 i* \1 @1 u8 V& C& H9 ^+ e* ^> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to
" g# x" r5 @2 r* N2 X> 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
! D5 H  M% }8 P& Q3 [> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
>
> One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee
> represented.. The professor smiled and said, "I'm glad you asked."
>
> The coffee just shows you that no matter how full your life may seem,
2 H  y7 i5 X" G0 L/ x3 ^> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
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$ H9 ^" {. r. F) F) E1 u> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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