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
' R4 W; C$ e( S: [+ I& {- h- j> 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
> 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
  Y* \" F* v2 j' D> asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.
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# M! l' H1 Y3 E  L* L7 i> The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar
8 x& V  a; O/ `3 C4 F> He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between
- t$ ?3 c/ k$ Q3 H2 V1 Q0 G7 e: `> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
> agreed it was.
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> 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
> 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
> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
! N7 x' i' W/ F# {' b> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
; R1 }0 B9 D4 t: v/ t> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
; m1 f8 J. m; d. L> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
> remained, your life would still be full.
>
6 \, g9 V7 r  N: }/ U5 E8 h> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
; E1 [6 Z- C' X' l; }* k( X> your car.
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> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
7 b5 }- ~3 ^' ~6 ^> the jar first," he continued, "there is no room for the pebbles or the
7 y" i+ w: {. W4 ?2 U6 a3 v# a4 ?> golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy
0 [* f0 Y& X3 V5 Y4 d> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
3 x" D5 ]/ f; `+ E) |  N1 f. y> 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 I& ^, M2 D, d> 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
- R2 i6 p! h* d; T5 Z5 w4 B# X> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
>
> One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee
> represented.. The professor smiled and said, "I'm glad you asked."
>
" R3 y( O% z  q2 A> 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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