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.
>
2 T; {( f2 D5 e- e> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
  I6 Y% M/ ]6 g' N> of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and
& G( h: O# y  |! [- l> empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then
# J5 E! z- g7 M4 ?> asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.
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3 a7 y1 A9 g7 {0 |4 f; 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
$ e0 R8 E6 Q5 _$ s1 C) z> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
> agreed it was.
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# h' U& c* a; Y3 u* k; f/ O$ R6 H> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
+ G7 o/ t' Z! J* |1 J: h> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar
: C% }4 f% n* z0 E) \& Q  I> 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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# ]4 a3 M0 p4 ~7 e9 E> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
, U1 A( m( t# m$ K/ m$ u2 I1 x) p> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
) |, b4 v* d( Z, X- T* h> remained, your life would still be full.
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# I, o! M/ x+ N5 P> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
> your car.
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. Q* j+ D( K9 u# R3 f- z& \> 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
, e2 o" k+ W3 ^0 p8 {> 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 w$ _- ?1 u+ ^& Q( n> "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
> dinner. Play another 18. There will always be time to clean the house and
: U' K- ~  }* Q> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that
- k2 K( g/ R3 d7 ]. a* y) Q$ H> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
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; V8 }7 L% m3 K2 w> One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee
7 m; ~) M; m5 n2 L' t6 S* E> represented.. The professor smiled and said, "I'm glad you asked."
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% J& T& C3 J7 }. D$ r' }! U> The coffee just shows you that no matter how full your life may seem,
$ ?$ R% W% p2 U) x> 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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