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。
* A$ C, X7 a4 P" K0 ?. D' s  n; U' ~) B> Subject: FW: Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee
/ X, N( e7 g( B' c> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
& z& x1 z# T+ W* H# [" X" H> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
  j& O; v! U7 ?1 |) m5 [2 \& I> coffee.
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, q1 w- n# w; Z9 o- d! B3 e, J2 c> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
& a, F: [) n9 r  ^> of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and
* j. N. E% _! h) x! W' j! C> empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then
: D4 f" b0 u6 c4 b! k! b3 K+ ^> asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.
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( G" I. x3 G( V  I" w> 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
: _9 W( B7 f, a- g' l+ ^, ^> agreed it was.
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, `, Y" ~) X  _3 ]6 C( R7 B# F8 f> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
( k" ?; L2 X3 K# ?/ \> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar
$ U) G% k/ u8 |; ?> 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
/ F; k+ @# {  J0 N/ p) s* k> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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' K+ e7 s) b- g! e> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
4 V' I! M* }* A) e# N- r' e3 e3 L2 a2 N> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
6 U5 ~2 W: w5 l' w0 F> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
( B9 u! d* V& c! o& H  L> 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
8 O( J8 o' H3 d( I> your car.
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> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
# s0 k6 W' S+ c) n- `; F  ^> the jar first," he continued, "there is no room for the pebbles or the
2 ~; ], n0 x4 V" i+ ]> golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy
# ^5 [5 M& \  T" a% 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
3 Q3 Y, b' i/ V, q0 w) d; k, Y( g> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
0 ?9 w$ C% U5 k+ G& g3 J  E- U> 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
1 `+ C0 o% N- V' W1 p! `> 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
2 c: G. w) p: N8 g> 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,
% M8 ~, @8 Q0 k' P3 M2 r> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
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$ u- z  h3 \, V9 y> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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