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
) V& H" \9 m0 Z: r# {9 o> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
  c7 [6 H8 l, i2 {1 I. b> coffee.
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- Z4 ~( O' {: P0 O1 C2 U$ b0 e* W> 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
> empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then
" w% k# ~$ J$ M" p" L. g" v% M( ?> asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.
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0 k+ R' f0 W% Q( D: H* W9 {, I6 b> The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar
; |) ~( y1 ?3 G> 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
" p! S9 n' M8 f6 ^' G> agreed it was.
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> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
( q  Z4 t& |1 L; N' P' E- D> 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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* J7 }5 W% ?: J( G4 Y# \6 e- t> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
2 ~; _1 P( K! _; S! B> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
# P+ I- Q, e# ]$ z: [. j> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
$ g  W) M7 ^* ]4 W+ j+ S> 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
. j3 e4 j) i& S; K$ v9 V/ p> your car.
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> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
> the jar first," he continued, "there is no room for the pebbles or the
/ z9 _( I$ y$ q2 d2 Q- g. L> golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy
! b/ H* N% L( U3 z5 E2 m> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
> important to you.
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> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
9 v+ _1 N! S& i+ y8 h' g> 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
" x! d: C( q  u, C> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
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9 l0 }; s. A3 {# J, }> One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee
7 T6 j' J0 v) }" H9 d5 A> 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,
> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
>
1 x5 O8 r( z9 M+ G" A1 j> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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