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
2 A& S% w3 f, w3 u1 @' @> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
; t/ t4 U0 \/ H, \> 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
& a, n6 m/ b. z- C9 C> of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and
' c$ y$ d0 w" Y> 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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2 S6 y4 p4 i! }. q  s) l" j> 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
. L4 |# y3 k7 B# L2 k" w% r8 J> agreed it was.
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> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
- m* E  X1 ]3 \, Z5 F3 }> 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
: I$ l1 x# r/ m4 @. J> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
7 m# {! r. r- N, [  G8 J> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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2 h- |6 `3 {! K' M3 l4 X! `% F, F> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
7 M& w( w8 w& o; y# X> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
% M# s9 _* S8 x. e> 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
$ j5 W8 [/ S0 T0 f0 _> your car.
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5 d" w* }* d$ ?8 @. N$ v> 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
> golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy
8 D# h/ g6 U( ~' O# x> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
! K! ^+ Q, `# C1 V( u! h> important to you.
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' G/ n5 Z  F9 _$ ^9 {> "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
6 `, o; y* r! Z  n- d4 y> 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
> 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
4 x1 X" [- v7 K- U  e! p> represented.. The professor smiled and said, "I'm glad you asked."
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4 g2 z3 ?/ u: u. _. J5 K: _2 V9 b> The coffee just shows you that no matter how full your life may seem,
  s& }" j7 M# ~> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
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3 Z, v. k0 @. z: E> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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