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。
1 L8 e5 T5 I% G- a8 J4 J* {! T> Subject: FW: Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee
> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
! s, F3 ?6 v$ U> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
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: Z+ G' ?! Y- y1 |  P) o" N' R! \' d> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
8 f* q9 _, W6 b4 P' x> of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and
0 t- L1 s% I2 ^& E2 {3 d; `" ?. ?) ~0 N> empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then
; e- Y+ ~% S6 r& B> asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.
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. {/ p4 P: T: o8 z6 ^/ X> The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar
3 V; ~0 U3 H, L- r> He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between
, e3 [: J# m0 L9 }! o> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
/ x& }, K( o& `8 [9 C! C0 M0 U& D% N> agreed it was.
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5 n  K5 E$ |$ R& `6 x3 O+ e> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
9 l/ w& {3 q- T/ A0 i1 b* ^> 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
> 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
+ z/ T( g- X7 z" P' H& P> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
, n1 d. S+ h3 y; u% P> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
> remained, your life would still be full.
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) Y8 Z8 E. T% C4 e8 z> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
> your car.
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> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
! [- w) o: r" R- P> 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
, Y3 O9 F' u( u  y5 U. K> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
, U$ _) b: p: O# H% B+ p7 i, H> important to you.
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* v/ f2 v1 a" x> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
/ G: S  }8 Z. J; M/ ?) e; F> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
9 ]8 H6 E: i- w6 {  X2 D0 o% y4 B> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to
' ~+ {! Z( G( r6 |7 P> dinner. Play another 18. There will always be time to clean the house and
0 J, d( w, I& }" s( R> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that
8 ?: R" ~% G4 X> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
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! L; `5 l& e; {& Y& T3 j- h> One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee
& v7 ?) J) i1 l2 D6 p5 v1 p> 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,
& b( j, b! ]# s> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
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5 E) u) }! \& r$ C, j! r8 _$ Z> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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