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
" b+ C3 H$ J4 Z* {> of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and
8 b' \/ O  u) B4 f! F, d> empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then
% B$ d& S5 z1 A) e' O+ x> asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.
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3 e* p( w" ]/ t& d# \) d  o> 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
+ J: k6 W: I6 i" F; b( C( s' G. \7 G> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
! b+ G. a6 I2 ^6 D  m3 {, E> agreed it was.
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; B! b7 a( P3 f- C> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
9 t# Z  E, Y0 ~: N- y> 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
> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
> space between the sand. The students laughed.
>
> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
  _: A6 R% N7 J5 S+ K> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
) Q4 l/ `! D* i/ U+ z3 N: i> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
' F  i- x  e* b4 X9 v' U$ g2 h> remained, your life would still be full.
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3 i# d9 p% K  a5 j& H6 i> 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
0 B7 U& u1 T3 F% |  f& y9 e> 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
1 S/ L3 T0 h& g/ q4 R1 T> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
> important to you.
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( f) H6 [( [# W9 w, ?> "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
$ k  k$ k, h4 B> dinner. Play another 18. There will always be time to clean the house and
, y, c, m8 @$ C" H7 _; q! T> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that
. v' \+ F5 ~! [- I3 n3 Y> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
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! l3 x/ i) f+ i1 r7 I3 ]9 M6 Y# L4 G> One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee
- R7 a8 N0 A% _. f> 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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$ ~  h1 @, r8 S> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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