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& S' N* w$ z7 K> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
> coffee.
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> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
, ?9 ~4 k- C/ c1 _0 _# Y> of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and
7 _( S$ y5 A" q$ v+ i# m> empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then
1 D& G+ J, R0 T) h7 k' T> asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.
>
, {& M7 ^& e: |6 h9 W/ q> 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.
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3 W6 d8 p- c7 T, E, b5 a> 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
2 k$ o5 t" x  n2 R* f. K> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
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3 R8 X( V4 W- Z4 G& i& b) C> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
: Z3 X# ^: K7 u> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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' W+ `9 T1 d- A> "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 t8 H. \# g# b; m2 P* @, c> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
8 U6 E* J: o* y5 `; x> remained, your life would still be full.
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, S$ F& L8 E! w% l% ?3 B> 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
> 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
> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
> important to you.
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+ y; u$ U; D7 ]" z+ w7 a# l> "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
8 n, w! @4 K1 V8 S. Y> dinner. Play another 18. There will always be time to clean the house and
( T; d& R7 J4 z) L> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that
+ M' y" U9 e" }; p1 `( N> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
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. d& }& ^$ g7 x, e> One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee
> represented.. The professor smiled and said, "I'm glad you asked."
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( Z9 u: z1 g  ?+ \3 i& M> 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."
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5 V  F  B: F) D( B  s( W9 H> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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