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
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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
6 k4 z* K7 k2 x> empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then
$ c! s  H0 b4 T# D% ^4 D> asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.
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% _- {: u" I, m% t> The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar
! c9 z2 S3 P' C' S4 V> He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between
' X1 A) e' Y% V& l> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
> agreed it was.
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5 F# Z8 t4 y( O+ M1 ^> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
( s) M5 o. u' a1 v, v1 Y> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar
: b$ e/ ]+ ^! i) q> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
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% V4 q6 k% J( Q( F9 R4 U; w$ D> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
5 B3 V6 D3 K- G- L. I> 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
> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
  I9 u% ?2 u( X/ e( F; l> remained, your life would still be full.
>
> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
> your car.
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4 R. r, c$ D% r> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
. W+ f/ Y% K4 X. Z* e! e: W6 q> 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
- W+ W) s+ M, S6 N2 L> important to you.
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0 w1 |. u0 W& y7 z> "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
0 p/ k$ ]% T( n6 g1 g> dinner. Play another 18. There will always be time to clean the house and
8 |/ K- V2 r: z( C# T& [! U> 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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' B$ u: o! v) L0 w: n' g> One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee
3 ?) @" m- a" @! c# E5 K: Z> 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."
>
> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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