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。
& e2 x9 [8 }, t* f> Subject: FW: Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee
0 ?& T8 A7 ^! u2 x8 @# ]( m! K> 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
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> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
0 R+ `8 Q& f6 O( L4 X: y> of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and
! {- k7 w" L3 r* e6 }' c8 s5 [> empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then
9 l6 l' }9 L1 K> 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
& }) I# {0 v% H6 m: t> He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between
, m( C2 x8 v% K+ E/ H7 `> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
> agreed it was.
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> 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
1 n3 Q3 o$ j7 |' Z. U5 j- Y> 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
+ h6 O* z8 x2 a$ k9 H" y> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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% X3 {1 b5 G8 G! w1 P/ f> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
9 h6 `+ m" i8 p4 P: U, U4 N> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
9 K# ?! d* G8 Q! \/ `1 |4 Y. v8 u. e> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
+ z2 D% \0 R9 P$ w1 X8 @, ]> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
, |3 {  L$ B! T. n% ^) j> 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
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4 q0 _* C7 _4 t5 j4 U# u> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
( ^, q8 T% M9 P2 C) s! D> the jar first," he continued, "there is no room for the pebbles or the
' x# @* q$ ^3 S; w7 s1 F> golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy
: {- G& ~! M1 Y. j> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
> important to you.
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3 ~% K3 S) K! j- K8 r> "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
> dinner. Play another 18. There will always be time to clean the house and
* P5 T) H0 |$ ]1 z" A# z0 d7 e> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that
$ s/ U. d5 l2 p> 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
> represented.. The professor smiled and said, "I'm glad you asked."
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2 v$ ?7 D; }! m> 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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