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。
9 P$ m& a% ?* y- s( N$ W8 N7 B6 M> Subject: FW: Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee
! y- Q# R: {( D+ X$ `> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
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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
' w* z) s, t4 K% r. [> empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then
/ H$ w: l5 m% d/ E( {* p2 ]' }> asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.
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> The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar
  ~; S% O4 J" [" j- y4 w> 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
> agreed it was.
>
> 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."
>
> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
- d+ o- z, Z0 K& }8 r2 B! |! V> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
- m$ a% P5 [0 E: r, I8 a) e> 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
) h  V, V+ M" m# Q> 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.
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> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
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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
+ Q1 N4 e& @, N; e" r( l> golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy
> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
> important to you.
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4 G) u) u5 M2 ~* E> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
8 Z" e% ^4 V# c3 R  O1 c> 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
4 y% u8 q* W( a. _; v> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that
' ~, W4 ]1 |% I) I: r6 C> 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."
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5 x6 E! l: X" O" w> 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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