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
/ d+ b6 {( T( ?* K" f! @5 v( k/ S( o> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
> coffee.
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, _5 ]5 O4 X* y! T7 Z1 I1 h$ U> 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
> asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.
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> 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
8 Y& b+ {5 B7 O8 Y* q4 @> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
; ^9 Q! f7 j' H7 j" L% V3 u> agreed it was.
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> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar
% J5 L2 w( H" f! U> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
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/ u0 w* K. O" \+ x> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
# A& T6 r& E. s8 T6 C' {/ N> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
. ~) _& j4 a, t' r7 ]8 G- I> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
7 P0 F$ ?7 Y9 x, c* g  i> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
( |, ?% Q* T1 x> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
> 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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' _! y/ O' K1 {7 M2 ]8 w5 C> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
1 r9 T6 H: |, C+ B8 U0 s$ l6 \> 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
+ e! Q- g( k. o6 A6 h! ~1 `" l. j5 r# M7 \> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
> important to you.
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> "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
9 y0 E5 B0 j/ j: P> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that
- g: x  Y/ @+ Y5 S3 M" j1 u> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
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& q  Q8 B$ d& \, I7 L" @  B> One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee
( P; A" L. `0 [* V" X> 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."
>
> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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