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
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> coffee.
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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
0 W, T8 c+ a/ i  q+ i> 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.
>
, Z) x7 i, p1 K3 c- A8 Z5 ~> 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
/ D/ h+ e/ N! `" `> agreed it was.
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> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
/ H% N! A& i' x' L> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar
$ h2 i5 @; ?! C6 e# K> 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
" f/ X5 p7 ~  u% F6 ~> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
* n6 {- o  t& i3 f> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
% ~1 `( K9 d6 b1 Y! P) @9 F> 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
( K  x7 n1 [& E  J5 w5 t3 W> your car.
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5 d, a3 ]' k/ O- f4 ~- E> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
+ [% C5 A1 ~0 n! x> the jar first," he continued, "there is no room for the pebbles or the
4 i4 _; J. T. j9 R+ p! n5 B/ V> 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
> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to
$ p/ Z- P, K9 C; p! 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
+ }! `8 k/ e; u& j) {: W) ^0 Y! p> 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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! P: N8 j: C1 v) q( U1 J, h. r> The coffee just shows you that no matter how full your life may seem,
, c; C' Q5 b2 U: C> 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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