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
% U( Y$ ^: E; ]) e* U6 l> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
  u6 X+ r. h6 B, j> coffee.
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9 A3 j0 m( [6 O' P% ]8 [2 ~" @( O> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
8 T: j0 D9 e9 x! z> of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and
, T: {* P" O& F( F> 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
> 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
+ w6 u0 B/ l" G6 w. C$ p> agreed it was.
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1 e7 ^6 }) B! t( _& p# N/ W> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
$ Y$ Q$ L% R# w- X> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar
> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
>
> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
9 _/ j% Q# E: G- I* n> 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
9 a1 U* z" |5 @2 D# R> 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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; @" |5 Z$ X+ r' O> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
" }9 ^9 ~: k( x& u" }8 b> your car.
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% z( C1 F5 w3 M: X+ H5 L> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
" @4 B7 A6 f0 M% Z> 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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$ N& _6 J. K+ `> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
# G" E& @8 d( e9 |  r> 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
% C5 V% s; C: \1 ?- D/ f7 t> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
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4 X0 Z3 x" Z& p3 U> One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee
$ S+ {# {- ?$ a4 B> represented.. The professor smiled and said, "I'm glad you asked."
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* I( G7 L( e( Y8 f3 _6 e> The coffee just shows you that no matter how full your life may seem,
& ]- ?" i5 ?/ c. n! H$ g> 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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