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
7 `5 t# N" i' z& a; @> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
> 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
9 g% }. P' M2 Z$ H> empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then
! {: i! z  S3 {+ @> asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.
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) \% R  o) k0 x0 d2 s% z> The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar
5 j6 ?, f, t$ t9 j5 b: X$ ~' K# D> 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
> agreed it was.
>
> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
) l; @2 g( h( R$ p4 h2 n$ F> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar
& d3 ]9 D6 a  O& Q. Z$ Q0 H6 N! g> 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
> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
% t( f. s6 G( A( p8 E# a> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
5 w# v3 e- b0 V* ~: C) L! ^> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
+ G8 |, T0 N. @& M' {; \> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
" x6 d/ }. [, Z. e> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
> remained, your life would still be full.
>
> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
> your car.
>
> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
6 s& |4 b3 i! \! d( k1 @; _> the jar first," he continued, "there is no room for the pebbles or the
  _7 w4 I8 n' ^) i+ S; L> golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy
- t% j8 v7 e  N5 I' t. o2 N> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
) K! X, b0 n1 M9 T> important to you.
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> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
8 o! W( f; D! N> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
8 f( t: ]' D: D8 a3 A% r6 U> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to
0 u* f% Y$ U# a- f  Z1 \8 I6 M* k* j> dinner. Play another 18. There will always be time to clean the house and
2 r# g! ^1 t8 F9 [3 s! I> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that
+ y* S% R6 D6 R> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
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! o: C) _( K5 v' N; R> 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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; a: }0 V* F7 ?: s+ `9 z5 P$ B/ y> The coffee just shows you that no matter how full your life may seem,
$ E, i) H4 E2 d5 x> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
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' q6 |' J( P+ L$ D> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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