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。
: e8 R5 D/ E) b8 r3 D) e> Subject: FW: Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee
% ~7 t9 i9 O* F0 |2 S9 J> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
/ m5 c9 O! k/ 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
! s9 |, @: W+ u: r6 p> empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then
' @- i4 c% `# N3 K> asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.
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0 V& a8 W3 X2 M* ]3 G, B> The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar
# n! u; s6 j" @2 E: L% f> 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
, J8 V+ W% k# K> agreed it was.
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, d# W7 B0 K) I5 m3 G6 f. F' |> 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
' W( m, k8 g, G5 e, L; l# ?' ~> 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
$ `6 c4 o2 K3 i1 z7 v$ p- G2 [> 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
& V" ^. m' @" u" [5 a> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
0 I5 o) Q+ Z* P" F1 E% H1 v> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
2 p( V; p$ Y( w> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
8 N/ B. k. T& k  W4 p3 V, k; J6 ?) L> 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
> your car.
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1 B1 F* K6 Q" t2 Y$ ^  }4 ]+ Y> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
) o2 v0 k7 l5 f> the jar first," he continued, "there is no room for the pebbles or the
> golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy
2 B2 `* V0 O/ Y> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
9 D0 Q: V$ l( d5 x# F' P> important to you.
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1 S" v4 |, k' s1 x6 F* ?> "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
. M$ l5 X- Z& k. D> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
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$ o) ~: A- e- `> 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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> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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