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 a. k' z  ?5 x8 W* F> Subject: FW: Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee
7 E$ ^! C- C2 v( u! o$ h* P7 M; E> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
8 d0 f' }& T! t5 ]5 A> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
/ g- V8 y- V) h7 f7 [> coffee.
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> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
6 d0 e! d4 C  Z  H6 v# k6 e> of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and
: ?6 W6 B' q: Q2 g6 P> 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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> 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
. l5 c& {  J7 O" X/ p( `& d> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
> agreed it was.
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7 B* M" n8 ~. F; |2 \8 d8 j> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
2 _, g& L! n+ w0 N& _> 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
> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
5 I$ @! F& O% u/ |> 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
9 H7 U& D. u6 A> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
6 f% k7 T# B  [8 S2 i$ }  W> remained, your life would still be full.
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( W: s2 i/ f3 j- G/ Y4 L  y> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
> your car.
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  E. c9 r! Q7 V$ U9 T7 c8 h/ V0 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
0 L" M, P. t+ ]+ ?# x2 U> golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy
2 Y( l9 P" o) v% q. j2 Q1 n> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
- m5 |7 t! \  g% H4 g! q, w: `> 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
' z1 y# M* U2 p. v2 u  A> 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
9 Y! D" I/ T  H7 V; A7 r> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
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; E7 r: O7 r4 x$ s' _* x% q> One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee
' x, _9 ^# ]( Z2 o& T0 R> 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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. \4 t3 d0 P9 r2 T> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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