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
> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
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4 H9 \6 t9 E2 z& _* f> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
  |4 i9 G  D0 B" A> of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and
2 `4 ?- J. o9 G$ ]4 \0 p> empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then
4 b% m( \& G5 P# d5 w> asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.
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2 {  V! C4 k8 n' A0 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
> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
- R2 l! A  w  J> agreed it was.
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/ ^) p- d. ?* X- E) P> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
3 ^+ n' ]) c& P; ?: D> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar
% @' m- S! v  c0 g; [+ x8 ~6 c> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
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- j1 k7 ?: B4 O5 f2 w8 W) G* G! W> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
& S+ i/ o% S3 k/ V" M8 G> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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2 l" I1 j: k0 \9 [> "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
7 V. A6 ]' l5 o1 z: [3 l# M, L> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
2 V$ R9 ~7 g, T: X( N1 p% j1 Z> 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
> your car.
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" v7 Z1 N6 i+ [/ [% T# J$ }: C' h> 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
+ j0 p+ H  x, k/ S> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
$ Z, M3 z) x8 D- X0 h> important to you.
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7 m3 n% t# X/ h* y> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
, k, o0 l  R; G) c( o4 l> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to
6 z, J6 A' O! J9 r; o> 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
0 Q+ E9 N; b* p5 J; _> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
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. J; B6 \( {( Q. u> One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee
> represented.. The professor smiled and said, "I'm glad you asked."
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$ ~3 ^/ M' D/ F) H! R' Z> The coffee just shows you that no matter how full your life may seem,
6 e$ w) b' L8 m6 e2 K. f6 m6 N> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
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) W& b( W) m) _> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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