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
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: x8 \0 ~0 e/ N; Z6 p# n> 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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9 E& c7 e6 E6 U* f" d3 N> The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar
3 [( B- c# {- Z5 R' @7 d' {3 F> He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between
4 d% s0 t: R& f, V# X. x> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
! w% U0 P, N& ^+ f9 c/ q  p8 a> agreed it was.
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" e  R) G- E8 h- i8 Q/ s1 _, f. i7 q> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar
> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
>
1 q9 f: l2 A5 N+ U> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
6 n) J# E/ C( E) t8 q! V, B> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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( }+ I5 z8 D7 M, e- \1 P( t> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
3 ?* h, L% r# h) Q> 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
> 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
> your car.
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0 t- N3 p, N* V; F! B* R5 w> 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
# D. S/ H! e" b0 l& W; h0 ?> 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
) r. h8 y# A9 [' b! @( e> important to you.
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9 s/ T. R4 B$ a> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
5 p9 q. ]9 F! f5 }> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
. Z: @9 U1 z7 Z' w> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to
( _& ~0 d4 a# a. `% I/ M# M> 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
( U$ p7 C; ]' T2 M1 V7 i> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
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; S+ V. k+ o! x  @$ Q/ h> 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,
2 _; j+ h6 b, o" d" V% M4 r> 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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