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
" g7 B4 I& |1 L$ `( ]9 Z5 h# ~  E> 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
6 T  Z. l6 L3 K% H2 T5 N5 w# ?1 a> coffee.
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> 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
* [( j# r) d/ g/ l% X, Z  p1 w> empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then
7 Q2 A( P7 U  E3 H2 ^6 V2 R7 r> asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.
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% J- D" Z6 R& _# N/ m" b1 ~; S> The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar
> He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between
4 `  M2 x% ?3 }, x> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
2 s8 l+ ]( f0 ]4 c' b) l  _> 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
> 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
8 v7 g9 x. e. l, u( h' S' k> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
+ q" t! q7 ]/ a> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
& m- O" ?5 \- C$ M- \7 e  u. A> 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
- Z$ S" a2 o; A> remained, your life would still be full.
>
> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
" l; ~- o+ I4 H( X0 U3 v- s> your car.
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! x7 K$ E; z. Q6 a0 t0 M- z5 A> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
& ]7 Q, n* R! N8 N2 s# n% b> 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
+ A1 B! I  ^# l> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
4 T- y% j% |* F) V> important to you.
>
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> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
7 y: `+ N: P; E/ v; A. z3 [$ D8 p> 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
5 I2 ^" m5 e/ m' z1 v> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
>
> 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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, d5 k$ k; U; ~7 P5 \, t( ?5 [> 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."
>
> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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