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
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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
> empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then
; r, u1 c/ M& l> asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.
>
> The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar
% h5 ~( @9 q& V" T- U5 C> He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between
6 t7 l, L3 @0 U8 S1 i5 n: z, ^> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
> agreed it was.
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4 N. h' y" M! k' a  x( i> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
+ |- d- O" i0 ~" h> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar
, n8 v- Y/ z- E! N7 e4 p2 H( d# p% s> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
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* y" p  C5 K- T3 m( _> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
$ X" W7 C9 ^+ ]- G> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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, `1 J" T( N% C5 T) U+ j* D$ j> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
# b6 T- t- t1 h, r2 h0 ~) E> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
: D+ G' ]( @. Q: x: a$ F> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
3 E+ d( j2 ^/ i9 L- i1 P> remained, your life would still be full.
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2 ?+ y" g, L' V. L% u2 y> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
9 M1 p$ f3 l5 y0 l1 i$ C> your car.
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. p$ p- B6 y0 Z6 m& O$ }> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
$ R4 ~8 n9 P# D& ^. d> the jar first," he continued, "there is no room for the pebbles or the
1 |- g4 {9 E8 X5 q6 N& u6 [> golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy
> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
> important to you.
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3 d4 O0 l5 H7 }+ y( Z3 F> "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
& ?( Z1 Z, N& O+ e9 y3 `4 y> 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
> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
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8 Z- s9 f4 U& f> One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee
1 g- }0 I) G: F, N; q# J% J# I, T> represented.. The professor smiled and said, "I'm glad you asked."
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8 B( |) N% l- |. h> 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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