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
0 q  j, l2 q4 Y) s7 s0 x> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
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0 J. H. ~9 S0 ^9 I! h- E. C6 n> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
: U1 d: C5 h5 B> 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
> asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.
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3 ^) t0 t; R9 f9 _9 G* s3 m> 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
> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
# P! O5 C: _7 Q+ h/ ~> agreed it was.
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> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
9 G6 B2 Z/ [. `> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar
6 d. A* b7 T$ c: f4 l* l, F3 h> 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.
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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
; K, I$ V  M0 U/ q+ |* A3 P> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
  x2 u2 @* _4 ?0 c4 D> 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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> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
> 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
3 l% ^4 |8 M" h; O- X> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
> important to you.
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/ \: K* X( [: m% k, |, _> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
. W, t# i) m6 @$ e+ q> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
: o$ z# A( l9 z% T6 y5 }2 p> 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
> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
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> One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee
/ M9 z& o+ n: A/ I( C2 z% M9 K) W> represented.. The professor smiled and said, "I'm glad you asked."
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4 ]+ S6 ~- k2 N8 w. B0 O$ Q> 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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. H9 I3 Y7 e0 P# ^> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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