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。
) d6 V5 ^# A! N4 b> Subject: FW: Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee
  ]2 K0 E. P% `: }! Z7 m> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
$ I0 O: h9 V8 ]$ l  z! L> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
> coffee.
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# X9 ]  \3 [- A7 |, E; h+ O2 X> 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
> empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then
9 g$ r6 C% {* T+ O9 k; n4 ~) h5 g6 e> asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.
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  F2 ~' f6 j/ i# R* ~; ?> 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
* m0 |1 q: M3 T, h6 y/ U* e+ l) J4 L' E> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
> agreed it was.
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+ c' t0 K! f3 |1 h5 {> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
- Y* ^/ f7 _) X$ L. Y. b7 _6 ^> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar
7 q0 K/ D4 v1 R5 ^% p! j3 w/ w> 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
  P- L) j% J9 U" J> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
! a4 j: @5 I$ a7 ]" I5 ]> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
1 ]" |; C) Z7 v> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
2 }, Z' W) I0 Y* i# I> 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
3 _, F+ x' P; Q( w+ k; [! `% {> your car.
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2 K  ?# }6 L  r' W6 y> 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
8 Z$ E0 C7 K. s" Y2 a4 g( ]> 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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7 L8 P' Y( X1 x8 b/ N( [5 b# t/ O  L> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
; T" b; V8 {9 N0 \+ z, [> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to
$ U4 W1 L* P) q% o8 O: K> 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
, g, U6 V, ^/ H( k7 M. f0 d! w! q2 _> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
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5 y9 v7 A! f3 z8 n% d% D> One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee
( c; |3 v+ C# `7 h1 P) U> 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,
> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
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5 [3 p+ Y  m2 w0 t" A, d> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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