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
7 F5 x% }+ m/ P" {& Y' c$ K% Z> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
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$ |1 w1 V6 N0 Y7 `2 ?; z: k> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
+ P/ ?. L3 j; ]. L! O> 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
> asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.
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7 C; H; B3 M# @8 k; B+ Z; U& ?> The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar
/ h$ L8 ?# }7 Q> 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
: S% I( {3 }! N> 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
# n% p5 L5 q0 h: t% i> 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
> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
1 C$ I. a* S+ q> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
6 t3 J8 g% X: u0 x$ G% ?4 C> 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
  N6 T2 j4 r" ^" s5 u$ y) L, z& T4 A& j> your car.
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  m7 A' G' v5 D; ?> 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
! [3 Y, a  T% F7 _9 ^( u> golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy
+ L! `' s5 }1 u# _! G4 D> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
> important to you.
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- `! J  N& U) S* i. e> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
* \, Q, K8 H! L1 ?8 C# Q  Z/ c> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
, X2 _9 d7 F9 s4 Y2 `- S$ D* k> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to
- y* E( a( e# Y  Y> dinner. Play another 18. There will always be time to clean the house and
, ^% K, U2 j4 H% H! w; P> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that
. F7 ~$ l. h' k. @/ w> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
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" }$ {  n. z0 H: ~5 {, o& u* Q> One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee
9 w" L3 R5 \! Q# N$ z" B: }> 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,
$ n& C; {- B1 i# X" o# K$ Y- i- K2 o3 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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