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。
5 F" V" X4 T% H4 E0 H7 b9 k- Q> 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
> coffee.
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) d; R# o# T7 G3 |$ q. j> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
; j& S9 ~2 h. V, u) E5 t: l- a> of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and
* d" l* k, l8 q( l7 l& @3 O; i. V> empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then
> asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.
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3 a5 m; o0 [/ C1 W: M4 u> The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar
! E" ~% j) f" D; u> He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between
& P7 a3 l7 f4 r2 I> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
; L) i0 w. X! N) w1 o, m> agreed it was.
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> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
6 W( N& V/ _& Z- o/ z> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar
: Q; A7 E" L' x# F1 y% Z8 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
+ V4 {& d" Q& [3 i2 S- `( J# Z> 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
& ^& q0 l- W! ~, Y> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
' j. F  k- c) Q0 f> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
6 T: E6 _- s/ p> 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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4 N$ }: @& r9 W% \> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
; x  X* B* m" U> the jar first," he continued, "there is no room for the pebbles or the
  `# W# M! G8 \) a& j> golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy
> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
> 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
# N+ x4 B; l0 Q+ c/ y# J> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to
0 i: M; N7 s9 _0 @, M> 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
; B6 ~9 @. I9 x' C+ L" H> 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
5 M' P9 e+ s' i> 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,
" E; m0 ~, h* r* T! R8 L. N> 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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