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。
/ ]+ i1 ~1 g6 X$ J> Subject: FW: Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee
> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
  M' T; X3 l7 W: m. r) y+ K8 S+ B& Y> 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
$ f: ^1 ], A7 P3 G9 i! m> empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then
, n# Z. N! S' C! f7 @- T; y> asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.
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: ~* e; u6 j/ E0 F4 x8 Y) j> 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
, r# I4 o, A1 Q! C> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
2 I- [% I  m1 Q- k+ z4 S> agreed it was.
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& L, w2 g$ c: t1 [> 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
0 A/ P" b/ e' ?0 t3 ~4 R8 o. 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
9 U, i2 o4 B& m8 J. A8 T> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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- k2 s0 f) `+ T3 T> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
) l8 v8 i: x3 x0 V7 E1 C7 A$ ^, P> 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
2 N; D  O1 w7 O4 W> remained, your life would still be full.
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/ z) Z1 p. b) N, ?0 _4 A/ S> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
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% x! G5 ], X, l2 c' ?> 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
7 A/ f# y* G! v0 T/ I( n> golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy
0 y& v2 z" ~( T+ E4 l> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
0 p* M' ~2 U0 ~' V; a> important to you.
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' T7 J  |. {; D1 b" V4 x! K> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
( t) s8 Y) F# R7 u> 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
- W0 w! d# W: Q$ i  D9 j2 G> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that
$ K: f. p) D% k9 B> 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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> 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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- F" F* a: f( h6 F1 |> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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