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
* }) s# m* F( g+ _/ K3 M> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
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5 m; m  i# I* x9 L9 q* G> 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 z6 Z; ]/ h, g. N> empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then
7 C, t4 [0 G7 t> asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.
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> 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
) f; _4 c. u9 g- i3 x0 [> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
& ^' H* V1 W4 B6 C. e> agreed it was.
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> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
* C( @% K* i5 M! q3 n$ C> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar
" r( \- k. Q# y( {2 v1 Q> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
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4 n6 p6 N2 q' M- y4 n2 A7 ]. s  U6 e> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
4 T% P+ t# g5 w. z> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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+ ~3 i4 F' ^4 C( C" e( ~' O) y> "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
> 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
8 j& l' _2 o) E& a6 F  S> your car.
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> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
  x+ d; N) j* H3 L$ J> the jar first," he continued, "there is no room for the pebbles or the
+ e6 k$ \$ _8 f6 `! Z> 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
. I4 Q3 Z3 R' V+ v  X6 H> important to you.
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> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
5 E( f$ v4 J: m- D5 E5 ]4 }7 v3 I> 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
$ R5 {& }( O) x> 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
" v. U+ X: g5 |: F> represented.. The professor smiled and said, "I'm glad you asked."
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1 w+ Q& C8 d- R' f> 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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> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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