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.
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8 E& C+ S, N% J* @7 F& U: M> 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.
>
0 [2 P6 O5 i5 h) |; Z> 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
> agreed it was.
>
> 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
> 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
1 h2 u. q) a4 X2 \  C6 r> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
  [/ f; v' D7 d4 b> 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
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> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
+ n; i. ^" M; p. P6 N5 N> 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
& d8 f& B/ V7 _' B2 j6 R* S> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
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> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
  H/ A( V6 j4 R; q, ^> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
' Z: d: \- p( m/ a# H  R> 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
0 Q: a) z: Q* D> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that
, A( j2 h9 {; [" I: b1 `> 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
7 O2 R9 f9 S: o/ [; q4 @> 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,
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. |- s: n7 a7 f# n- W' w> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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