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
9 }+ H* a; I7 o) s- }* K: g> 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
1 C% o! R# d& T" U4 l2 L3 i1 n, u> 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
  t' z' A. Z1 ]- h. K> asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.
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4 ], u& G1 x3 b8 B: F' }2 h> 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
* p, s0 j- t8 _5 `* m# U. C> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
> agreed it was.
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% p* G4 Q5 J8 p8 a( V6 m> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
& ^7 D9 O; y9 w( p) ^/ E> 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
; C5 w, S6 ^( d/ u/ e/ D) o> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
! Z4 S1 J' p0 X! [, H> 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
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* f, U. x. n; {2 H  o# D) C5 t> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
' T5 c1 c; B' E/ K" R: n9 i> 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
+ S: L. D$ b; B- Y> 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
# R; U" t. r( Q& s' \7 W> 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
( w' y( ~8 v! Q3 F( b7 z5 H) ~' o> 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
> represented.. The professor smiled and said, "I'm glad you asked."
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" U; L0 H# J7 O8 I) K% b' T> 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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, Q( \; L# w5 X, a! k- H> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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