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
, c5 L- Y' T6 J6 F/ R/ C: b> 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
> coffee.
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5 ^/ N- d8 C7 @( M> 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
& P- \; t6 n" ~4 a0 S6 A5 \, \> asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.
>
> The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar
3 N- w. v: d5 S# `> 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
( l7 D2 q* c( F5 W8 o> agreed it was.
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  R& r7 T5 M& o0 \- Z; n( {> 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
' P* y, m) A5 c' [' U2 }9 N4 a> 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
9 g/ @9 ?, ]) @7 q  j0 u> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
2 o; b! u+ E2 L6 R0 M3 i% q> 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
> 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
& o2 [0 \* h0 x5 Y: O" t> your car.
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  P% ]% W1 B6 _9 Y9 I; U> 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
. P0 u+ t( l6 J8 r) F3 _& ?2 ?> golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy
9 w5 ]' S: {2 T5 @4 o/ D7 w+ X> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
> important to you.
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1 ?/ u3 @1 X4 u1 ^0 C" O# V> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to
0 o, ^- y# s, x: N: g. l+ U> dinner. Play another 18. There will always be time to clean the house and
. x0 P/ P% D. g- d- L& S> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that
% C8 B' w& |7 H; r$ ?# n> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
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! [6 ^3 \0 }0 ^: p> 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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> 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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' F* V% }2 r5 c# s6 w( Q> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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