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。
* [$ O1 j5 V" H0 S- ]> Subject: FW: Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee
. A; H$ A% U* y$ T4 r! j> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
$ j; z( I! Y9 t> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
1 N/ T, p2 O+ y5 t! q' l  W> coffee.
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" b  h: k, i+ |& A# g% ]; p> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
1 n! d3 c" D% F" c4 r6 C> of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and
# M* N  \# Q4 x0 I> empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then
7 D/ l/ ?& h1 ^' |0 s: |> 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
# j0 t5 q' k$ l3 _6 D3 ~' H> He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between
& n+ q/ j0 [/ }6 c8 W> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
* n4 j) }6 \! i6 S> agreed it was.
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+ x; C! G* H7 l; T9 T! \7 g> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
5 ~2 I+ Y8 M- |> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar
6 l2 h8 O$ c6 P; \( r. t> 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
. j& `  ]9 b) q$ s0 m; u> 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
% X2 b, P4 u# p( n6 O( u) T> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
> 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
; z9 x, N8 K" K3 s( u. U6 `# {> your car.
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> 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
" S6 t' N- K1 X% i* ~> 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
> 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
> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
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9 y7 ?+ C5 L3 f/ ^- Q7 f# {> One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee
# h: L" f6 ~2 ~" ^> represented.. The professor smiled and said, "I'm glad you asked."
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/ t; `* S  {' _% y2 x> 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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