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
. ~4 Z7 e4 o3 _; h0 U- `> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
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+ F5 M# C% G4 F8 O% b. u> 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
; V8 |- j0 a9 D% n3 K& X. l0 G1 j> empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then
! {# N0 k" m+ s0 G7 c, p8 F1 y> 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
; g5 X6 @% v% ^% X> 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.
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> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
7 _/ z( V- G8 _+ L; }; n" L> 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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) B& _9 y3 r( @# g" E/ R3 R9 b7 o> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
8 j( `7 n) r" b( h9 v/ l> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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" K, V9 j$ {# `5 P! x# j> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
% L5 o, ~; k' u& w> remained, your life would still be full.
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& n: U! t1 T8 m# j' F> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
> your car.
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3 g7 s2 m+ j$ H9 G> 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
! m" ]9 N& z- `0 X> 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
> 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
$ p* P# _2 h9 l( o> 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
/ u1 j- B: T8 R+ q3 W$ {9 ?' o> 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,
2 a7 o7 a& D  Q( H> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
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; ^- h0 @# O8 J7 ^9 K2 Y7 {6 g> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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