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
4 s1 a1 p0 f: e; z> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
3 m) }/ q5 o) A/ A0 a> 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
7 h' h6 G+ i$ a3 v8 G. }7 w! C> 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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+ F  ~4 {2 u. V> 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 x. @7 K5 U9 f% V3 `2 X9 J> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
) Q3 Y% w9 d% X& d% ~. @# i> agreed it was.
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2 s# x; `0 h7 }( y' E$ s> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
2 e3 |! x+ U* P. C# e! q# ~> 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
/ t+ X1 T9 \$ o5 w- H. E> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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) h: J7 x* }0 t; j8 r5 ]2 z$ T> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
, ~6 ~0 k  E" |7 S> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
) Y8 n0 R8 M% O7 F# X/ f> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
% i- b  B4 h" j# e> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
, q$ L5 \/ A8 H* A> 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
! z9 a" M5 Q6 c8 k1 C> your car.
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9 m/ ?6 g' T6 s- U% M' I# h> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
6 l" h" ?1 R! h  A. V2 V/ a> 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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> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
0 R  {/ c; N7 o9 y0 \> 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
% u  [+ m' @7 U" a4 g# x, M- v" O> 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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5 i+ A, n8 ~, [> One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee
, |; [" s) m/ V> 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."
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+ I- F5 Z% b" x- ~" p& `; L> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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