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
# N# F: ~! n3 @4 K/ P> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
* a+ }8 X# R/ g6 w2 ?' \> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
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3 F0 H1 x5 l* v; x, B) M2 d) X; a& u> 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
6 b0 N# j3 ~8 m+ W3 i9 y> empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then
1 a2 d+ r( t' z) j2 e& U> 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
+ w" Q% {: v4 `8 D# q3 O4 f" r> He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between
/ ?$ w$ n, {8 e6 k> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
6 ^, m0 ?. T( M3 |> agreed it was.
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> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
; u7 d! n: b, q, a' e5 }/ J> 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
& ~; S9 d0 @  z4 ~: D4 p> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
! s. P* y8 q0 S/ q2 H# `> 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
2 u: v. j1 n' g> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
2 W1 b6 O4 K6 V> 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
> your car.
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, y  s" R& E- p) T: d' y> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
( j# ~2 M; e) O2 M6 o3 M" O5 d) l6 Q$ M8 t> 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
* F* m  U! K6 ?> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
> important to you.
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  |0 S& X/ _# s9 E% z2 e% \  K> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
# G+ I3 W9 {- [3 M0 m> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to
* Z+ t' g9 z* A2 O8 b> dinner. Play another 18. There will always be time to clean the house and
- W2 {1 S7 }) B# e: m" }> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that
7 s3 i7 d" U! f, M7 B) z/ ?# ]5 U> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
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! {) `) }: E8 t, H9 R> One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee
9 X0 l0 C8 K" I/ x5 c> represented.. The professor smiled and said, "I'm glad you asked."
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6 w: w0 }6 A3 Q3 T) a> The coffee just shows you that no matter how full your life may seem,
: G0 F9 S, t, I$ _) h; o/ N( K! @> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
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3 C1 l* w2 W! l) `+ n> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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