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
$ q% Y. T4 P: o8 W7 ]+ N1 {> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
/ [3 {/ P8 Q1 P; 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
, H+ r' C3 D" i) P* {/ c  W6 V> 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
1 J% f: Z, H* y2 B* U9 X> asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.
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9 K, g9 M& N0 v, ?( V! T> The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar
, M: ^  ~; m: h' r> 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
- L8 \" D8 D1 h2 \5 k0 n8 h( I> agreed it was.
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3 a% X% i8 @# ?" ?, I: i- \> 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
- d: D4 k6 w) b6 a6 r> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
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> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
# c7 b8 o& [$ E1 R/ u; k& h> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
- K6 c& K) N7 A8 G, ]1 ?; U> 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
> remained, your life would still be full.
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" S. n/ h$ \# S7 D> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
( {' ~& ^- P8 w8 l> your car.
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: l0 O6 \8 \. \9 ?; l) z> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
; ^+ B* z- L0 J> 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
  c& Z3 B. M1 g/ F3 |> 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
' G  H/ B. V; X3 j) o# J2 F3 O> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to
9 \# H) P# C" \> dinner. Play another 18. There will always be time to clean the house and
* Z/ ^5 a; t% V( l- [' h> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that
4 [: U2 \9 B2 ~' D$ z> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
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5 {: L' I5 s) T( j> One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee
' R2 c* m$ }% m> 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."
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> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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