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
> coffee.
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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
. R: a; Z1 T- h' X* b. G6 L. \> empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then
- x6 f! g' W) A4 ^$ G> asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.
>
& |% Y- g1 }  d! X$ n6 J7 D7 M> The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar
5 m+ m. ~) O( }> 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
' N: z( Z! B/ t4 \> agreed it was.
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: T7 w8 ?0 @6 n> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
6 S) [' i! n* \; D; |> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar
' t. l4 A5 U( j& s" k, ~& q/ s$ l> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
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5 `  s+ g( ~" P0 O> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
$ \# K6 i: B" c$ d+ |> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
( y4 X& n: [2 p" x7 l> space between the sand. The students laughed.
>
> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
& G, {( z# j( {0 e& W> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
* _3 S* u' t4 D4 y' |0 ^+ y0 y> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
5 N' D* O3 I5 y* h7 B" L1 G( K# r7 m> remained, your life would still be full.
>
/ Y/ ]: N, o; [7 W% v> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
> your car.
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& o- m, g" u$ \, G! o> 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
' _) o: r6 I6 ~( A  v! y> golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy
8 H- Y% {9 V- x> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
* z7 N% B  l- r7 E( N> important to you.
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> "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
> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that
1 o% a# Q% Z8 f0 H$ Q5 `5 s' E> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
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& R  P! G2 f. H  C; M2 _. ~- m> 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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> The coffee just shows you that no matter how full your life may seem,
0 Q7 e0 C% F- }  Y6 \> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
>
> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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