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
& x' c3 S2 v. K) h> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
. R3 K2 i  h- u> coffee.
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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
/ P5 g% |* J7 t- n> asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.
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1 }8 c. o+ I7 c0 e' B> 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
3 I1 A6 C1 _' M, W4 F5 C> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
> agreed it was.
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$ ]- W( l( F4 l, X> 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
  O2 l; n5 F: n' I' n) z> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
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( f! B7 q9 v6 [> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
  d( F: M( |$ J1 U: f; k7 y1 G> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
5 J2 Q# S* g: q+ n" B! v. }% _. e* B> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
' l$ t7 p( G4 k1 G> 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
/ D. q% q+ }- ?/ p. S/ m> remained, your life would still be full.
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  W9 n9 ~) \" u> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
> your car.
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; n" e; A# L5 `* M9 }) d7 Y, S> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
3 _- I" k3 q1 Y' R# w9 B> the jar first," he continued, "there is no room for the pebbles or the
6 P+ U% J$ C1 i: X4 ]# h> golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy
; G. Z0 h7 S" R> 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
5 `4 y/ \. K( Y! T- @> 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
> 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
( B8 M. N5 U& Z& e% t, V; I9 F( s> represented.. The professor smiled and said, "I'm glad you asked."
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; j9 c3 L; C4 x+ w, z> 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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# g! P2 x, I/ A/ Z( o7 y5 P# x- F5 ~' n> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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