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
$ Z, T5 d2 m9 M8 @  q> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
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0 v# \/ N% u2 K8 j, }& d. T# M# ~# H> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
; M- N4 s- q: F1 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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> The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar
0 f, D/ w- l: N> 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.
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> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
' `- h, y7 A$ D- `9 ]/ S> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar
4 i6 n; @- |, @3 O/ w> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
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9 g& B% g7 ?. n4 [& V( 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
> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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% m) `+ g' |4 l, i  G4 `> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
) w2 S  p! R8 q$ j  Z6 M2 P7 y; {> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
  B; ^! e; X& c) T' J, G( E> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
! ^: U9 V5 }# x: o" `4 O* ?> 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
, k- _6 B0 `; r9 u> 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
, b# ~+ A" \5 T' s6 {> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
2 z% e5 R* t3 k# c$ ~> important to you.
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> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
0 K+ k. @# f' Q" h# Z> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
5 W" M3 i$ Y1 [7 q> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to
9 F. l/ H- @. r6 X( K0 X" R! n> 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
> represented.. The professor smiled and said, "I'm glad you asked."
>
> 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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