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
$ k  b( w" [* g> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
> coffee.
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> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
% W8 X7 m4 U1 {6 |5 ~. k4 n> of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and
6 Y# p. K( K% y% R. G4 D; C> 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.
>
> 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
, j* T; F+ {+ K  `# k> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
9 |" Q1 D& o, @, z# B3 Q> agreed it was.
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, H/ J. L! @. m' C> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
( b- i; v% ~: c2 f4 K; \# {> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar
. h1 |* s# P; |% h  e> 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
0 M' @5 S9 D, x- H: A> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
: E: A% b7 Q7 b) {> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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* S, L2 J" D8 E6 K" m) h% o/ o" ]* L> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
8 J8 V9 _2 g3 F1 f5 H8 c6 ]> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
' K( s! _7 A0 {> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
' r) k) N! h& d- T% P> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
4 K4 P* o1 h/ z4 |& `# z, \- ?> 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
4 m' M4 E4 t# R  S& S( B* V/ w> your car.
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> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
" B) t5 o& _% y, K! e> 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
* Y' w6 p0 C" L3 }+ d5 f> 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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> One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee
> represented.. The professor smiled and said, "I'm glad you asked."
>
- Q4 ~6 k' x% H5 D% B> 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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) x- q  d$ \" E. L/ S> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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