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
5 k' {( w  ]2 X  L6 ^> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
! n3 D) u! [* U3 w# ]" y> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
8 y# @) r, H, I0 |* [> coffee.
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/ r8 K  ^+ ^( W4 k( p( c. j> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
8 N6 |& [8 a- {! u% G8 b4 c$ g9 h> 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
+ q6 z( `! N9 f- ~> asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.
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5 z! F* _6 k6 ]> The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar
7 s  g9 i- s5 h' c2 L& g+ R> He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between
5 e+ `& W( ]7 G2 G" p# [> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
> agreed it was.
>
( M) Q' W3 {. M2 p> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
. R/ u) _$ C0 W4 G- _> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar
- ^( D1 F( R7 U* d* G> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
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% @+ T. J$ V5 C. a2 d4 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
4 S0 ]8 C, z1 q! o) Z3 r6 l> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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> "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
6 {7 f: @) e& S) d4 }* S4 p1 C# ~; @> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
> remained, your life would still be full.
>
> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
> your car.
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> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
  ~& s, I' M  N& Z! {4 T0 o> 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
> 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
5 N, _& b" i% n2 N3 s+ H7 r> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
( c/ R5 j" D( H# ^* l& Y3 }! d> 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
. X' [( w' W' ?8 H0 ]( r" h> 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
' J  h1 M5 V  j> 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."
>
> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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