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。
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> 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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> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
! {7 ?5 K) L, G- i" R+ s> of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and
. ?4 W$ t' t5 N/ `: k> 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
6 }& E9 p  k' n9 }- w) W6 D> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
' E0 [& C; d7 C: d% X  ^> agreed it was.
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) K. G& W- D0 L& Z> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
# ~) o8 _4 c- A- i  U2 a+ A> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar
, H9 @$ w7 Z0 F3 {# J> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
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1 }" E6 l9 M# H! {' t> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
, P1 t: i5 E# Y+ B& y1 M. z. ]1 X> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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  L" }9 ~  b% }: A1 G1 [> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
& ~: |0 r% E" ]* i( ~, J> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
0 s0 Z5 u  [/ t4 o> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
> remained, your life would still be full.
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. x* I% o$ _% e; Q9 m2 A/ Y7 e> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
) |- W  K( Q8 m( }/ d> your car.
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+ Q0 n! H, F1 v1 f; G3 R> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
& ^& @1 _. e9 r$ v. m> the jar first," he continued, "there is no room for the pebbles or the
! W! [! T# {& O* b> 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
> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
- @6 y: G5 k3 `: c5 ?+ f& Y> 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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: f1 X" P( `' {1 I: E) S5 ~> 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,
> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
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3 r/ d9 ^6 z7 o, \3 i2 D3 d+ ]- g> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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