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
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> 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
> 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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> The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar
  H: g: o  \( O$ k8 N) ^> 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
+ ]4 C  [5 F8 A" w4 V2 d> agreed it was.
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> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
1 S" K1 s& P& P: L. U> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar
4 Q6 U. `+ W( K, ~# C" T6 a4 I( }> 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
5 X- x) h0 M& d" Z$ e4 C" c' N+ d> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
2 z' m. g, B, P  O( }+ S. [> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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% a1 D' l+ G) S' [> "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
0 u2 K: e! s" L# _( X" A> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
3 L- v: `& G  m" [  @> 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
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- n- ]7 u4 z4 _% |0 D; _> 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
* r' U- z6 w3 m# ^& S' m1 v> golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy
3 T! t  S/ F6 w, y> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
, [0 o( d$ N- o  N# O2 d2 K6 O> important to you.
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> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
3 r' D- z- L7 L7 \> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
  [/ k- F" I" U5 t, Z2 ^> 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
> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
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" P$ z6 x: n2 Z> One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee
* }7 p/ |: ~5 l3 w$ n$ P0 f> represented.. The professor smiled and said, "I'm glad you asked."
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# [1 i: L, l8 i! a: S8 T9 K> 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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> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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