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。
+ K+ Y# r# j* Z> Subject: FW: Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee
6 o8 D+ x/ h5 F7 E7 p/ z$ a4 X> 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
> coffee.
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> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
6 E7 o; V; N" A1 Y: E  _5 u# V> 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
; h0 m+ t/ X- V> 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
: j- x  {9 @0 I3 A4 b> He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between
% n' z% v. Y" H> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
" K& F. L0 O# B, I> agreed it was.
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9 X7 k9 d: W1 @9 z> 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
5 B5 f  ~" h2 b% y; X* T" U> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
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> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
/ Y2 `" J' z! E$ V" `6 ~( E: U> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
1 I8 ?7 h1 M( O" \  `/ `  }/ M" Y> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
6 \' i5 O0 r9 r1 J- a> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
. j! g& S) Y, p6 O& D> 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
> your car.
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; u* i3 C' Q; P$ o: s: {> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
  W3 c; ]( k( R2 q; P5 c0 [* ]> 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
7 ?  T8 E: U5 K- }" e> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
. J' U* P. Y/ B! Q  v> important to you.
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> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
" P" |& w, D- E2 |. ?( e> 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
. R6 f) P$ {3 h; L> 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
> represented.. The professor smiled and said, "I'm glad you asked."
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7 \" W1 P+ K0 H" ^% [2 ]> The coffee just shows you that no matter how full your life may seem,
) u* S1 f3 _/ w, d- d. |1 {> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
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' T- F- U  {$ N2 t: i> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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