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
: @$ _* F' E# Z1 g9 S, S> 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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' k- Q: c2 m* j; p  z! `+ j8 W> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
$ Z( h/ s2 r# K6 ~( @( }! N> of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and
6 Y! I3 r- F) D% C3 ?' w> empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then
* }2 r% |/ G6 i. B& E$ S& K> 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
> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
4 m  c& e, @8 f4 }( i" W> agreed it was.
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1 c1 U: |; i; x! J, r> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
* v# p& v1 X' Y0 s" |> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar
> 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
1 Z  d* j1 N* h( A8 C9 B+ v> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
; S5 A8 W2 \, n# a8 t9 A> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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; E& j! ]- O$ {% |> "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
" g6 B9 o/ z0 I+ L+ j- J> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
1 Q0 Y. g$ b5 {8 I> remained, your life would still be full.
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7 s- @& s, a" q2 N: q6 g> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
% g8 \+ p2 D9 o8 Y> your car.
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* R# F7 I$ ?# L" [> 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
0 t3 D9 O, |5 N$ f( Q7 I> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
; h; H  Y$ R) l1 n' Y> important to you.
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- G! F- a0 s+ u2 E1 k6 ?> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
  K3 K9 h  z, Y: ~$ ~4 F> 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
, P; f! U9 l# T: o+ n> 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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> 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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/ X( e2 ?: [: L6 G5 d> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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