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
> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
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& _0 a7 t; j* {; P# R- a) T1 q- D> 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
> 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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0 D/ f  b0 A) s$ k  |9 C$ x) ^3 w& z> 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
> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
- o5 X8 U8 S2 b: U' D> 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
> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
> space between the sand. The students laughed.
>
> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
( i4 G' \: b% z; r7 h, g3 T> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
) r3 f8 S6 D# n8 o+ t5 w> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
> remained, your life would still be full.
>
> 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
> the jar first," he continued, "there is no room for the pebbles or the
: w* ^$ \1 r5 j% A# _4 _* T> golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy
1 E# p- Z; }) i% ~/ g1 f+ ?/ ?1 ^- F1 j> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
> important to you.
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  y. w3 U" D  e- b4 R> "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
+ p) `' _8 P% k; J> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that
> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
>
> One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee
' L: Y/ n/ ]/ _> represented.. The professor smiled and said, "I'm glad you asked."
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- ?2 k! z# h9 f" ~5 U" U> The coffee just shows you that no matter how full your life may seem,
5 l1 d* u: ^4 J6 W, M0 V7 ~% U  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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