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。
. L! i; r, `' \8 y5 p+ I% q2 e/ s> 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
3 `2 f+ l# ?0 ~: R. D' W> coffee.
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! P$ e' X' ?2 g> 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
4 @" c! L. l9 {' y0 j0 i6 b> empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then
$ i7 {4 o6 U: f% o' V, T- A> asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.
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* O" o# n6 {) M' G> The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar
) ?2 q: F" C3 t9 U6 }4 P" C( V> He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between
, g+ S( N, U. G0 j# p> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
> agreed it was.
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> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
4 ]9 Z% y2 G( T' z2 N5 d* L0 X> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar
; d8 S! t& G  p/ H. o> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
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: q8 ~* Q. ^- h) Q% w3 L2 O> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
7 R$ i' v* E- m7 X6 e> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
9 d% U4 Z1 H* T8 M5 V5 o& w> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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+ ~* H) T4 S" A! o. j> "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
> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
$ |/ q7 s$ }- h/ B& w> 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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+ k7 X$ C% S- A9 X> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
- t2 |! B6 r7 J# e5 a> the jar first," he continued, "there is no room for the pebbles or the
+ @+ `3 i6 h0 B0 z8 H+ e% n> 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
, {4 p( ?$ Q) K8 ^4 v% l> important to you.
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: ^9 E& n% ]7 Q& A; R7 d> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
/ i8 T% Y( o) c  `( n> 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
> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
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& {! R. o2 x$ @9 T> One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee
( }. P$ Z, w* H, W> represented.. The professor smiled and said, "I'm glad you asked."
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' a/ c) q4 v5 i# f) \; y+ k. _> The coffee just shows you that no matter how full your life may seem,
$ b: W. k6 F' I> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
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4 ^) t, j# N# S  L$ L* a> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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