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
. `  W$ F* {7 X  ~* v3 G> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
9 w6 s, d" P" a2 j. ~& Q> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
> coffee.
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/ e$ r) K) N! a> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
, j5 m; `$ I) g( r> 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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$ O3 m! d4 ~4 r> The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar
% k! F: v7 X: p> 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
> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar
/ O% a' S9 h. d$ H/ f8 _$ I& ?6 F> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
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! C. b- y# j0 G& {+ j> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
) a# C! x+ t  [% T> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
: o3 W% p  i. d! r> 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
) O, ]% v/ `: w( h, B% u> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
+ V( L. j4 k* q0 x- I" A8 {> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
> remained, your life would still be full.
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0 a) h. P; \6 g: N( g> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
> 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
> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
1 W2 `) X9 T" J0 `  u- H6 R. t4 Q8 e> important to you.
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* e! I+ t* g9 s9 v" q: ?1 ]> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
: v8 a& _, q3 F, P3 q& _" n> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to
% S4 L  r. ^- C4 x& p) S; A> dinner. Play another 18. There will always be time to clean the house and
; [5 N- i0 G' `, v; V. l; i, q! ^> 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
# t  n  S2 |) V) |! p5 k6 x> represented.. The professor smiled and said, "I'm glad you asked."
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' o7 Q$ s. _/ @# m! \% m& S> The coffee just shows you that no matter how full your life may seem,
2 f; U7 r* w9 V( L2 J" ~, Q( F7 I> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
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# T$ q: ?% ~1 J! e> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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