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
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> 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
: ~% U  E7 `% }4 t* \: Z0 e# T> asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.
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3 _9 A0 @1 ?4 l; k> The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar
8 K% L( j& d' O$ T> 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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# Z4 F0 G5 G0 _  J4 d) M1 x> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
# |% K( ]' u7 K  Y0 t> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar
# v4 J6 m( T* z% a> 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
4 x5 ?( [- a2 ]% ?! X5 }- W> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
7 l$ |* j, ^9 l- p# j+ b; H> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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/ Y0 q4 C* P, g8 [! d3 o9 L> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
4 _, z1 g5 M  z; k> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
" `2 }; _* M6 K3 L! s> remained, your life would still be full.
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  l4 l" Z- [( L4 M% ]> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
> your car.
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4 C* K2 w& q7 C- q> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
) p: s  u. z1 P7 w1 C> 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 K( q8 G" c6 |5 A  o> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
> important to you.
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4 V3 B* u1 e2 S0 I/ e/ Q' R6 t> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
* J' P* Y; T! O# X> 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
, `  X  P* ^2 j$ j: B> 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
+ C. s; c( X% l3 ~3 z> represented.. The professor smiled and said, "I'm glad you asked."
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! {" Z6 a) Q" b' J' k% c> The coffee just shows you that no matter how full your life may seem,
1 q/ u# u1 x# Q  [2 h, p> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
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7 g- G4 o! u4 ~$ o$ F> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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