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% A0 E5 M( u1 ?8 j" d> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
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> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
. f+ }( w2 E2 P. I9 W' X> of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and
2 h& T% ?( n- [) R5 z3 P> empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then
1 _( @! b. _# ?$ u> asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.
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' E/ P, V  |& t2 W5 s> 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
; T2 \0 {+ E+ n' x! X$ l> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
0 ]7 s$ I1 X* N6 j2 R% u  O4 k> agreed it was.
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) ]" v. d  H- P6 o> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
! }" ^! e& m" I$ ]9 }> 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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/ t/ s5 \) B- ^> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
4 D3 Z3 M# T6 _> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
# Q7 n1 t% W$ I5 @* ]: |8 i4 \% b> space between the sand. The students laughed.
>
> "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
& z# R: w, O. i9 g> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
; u+ u7 S+ c( R8 j  G2 U8 U- H> remained, your life would still be full.
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9 x/ O" w; U; U4 J# l' J3 ~> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
> your car.
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> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
& Q3 [9 f% }( B8 u9 K# i8 l> 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
" c3 [( R  c' G  ]1 o3 y> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
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; d, T4 a" E# \8 z3 t> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
( h9 F2 c4 R: M: F3 |+ S! O" f> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to
0 s& S  p5 Q3 A8 [% \> 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
! [; [5 g9 Z/ i' E7 z: a5 l> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
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$ C8 d3 L% z0 h> 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."
>
# [* j2 h- m2 S5 k9 e> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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