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
> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
> coffee.
>
> 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
4 Y$ p: [. K/ z7 I, N: Q> empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then
) Y6 p' D5 l/ _/ H+ k6 z* l% q> asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.
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5 B/ B' L1 f0 U3 g* Q> The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar
7 F/ q, B  T. E4 N> He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between
8 U1 ]' Z( I: j- W; n7 q> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
6 {0 [' d6 ^9 a1 @> agreed it was.
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> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
' C0 ^0 j2 [5 Q. W& h1 f> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar
' N" J9 V, d' j4 Q: x- u> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
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5 D5 a8 v0 `/ N& ^% V> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
7 n' V% n' E* l1 }/ I4 [> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
6 l/ f5 ], M; O9 M> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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8 Q6 D+ J" [, `; T# G> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
$ v% j! I( h1 q6 }/ X! C> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
' r9 w; ^! W/ x% G> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
> remained, your life would still be full.
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6 W6 Z$ N$ h  D8 Q> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
> your car.
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6 m8 i1 I4 T. a' a# h> 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
> golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy
> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
/ P& l$ q5 f$ E* p1 o/ T- Q> important to you.
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' m" [$ _: n- s> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
& ~8 `  |) |/ i> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to
4 s4 F% D! H! b. B& E: e  y1 j) d. s> dinner. Play another 18. There will always be time to clean the house and
; z+ |# m6 e2 `4 J( Z/ _' O> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that
> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
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> One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee
  a& K8 T& ^! \! W( {> 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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* T4 l/ b( p- g" x" M> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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