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
, @) V4 Y; [4 @" r9 }6 Y. h> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
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" Q+ E- E0 k5 _4 b' _( p/ z) w> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
8 q+ @; L' p1 `% D  [' D% {> 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
0 k/ y* w7 P# a1 k2 L+ ]> asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.
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: Y9 I" v( W! C* l: v  D, q# X> The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar
1 L. |. A2 u1 X> He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between
. R6 |: I  {$ S2 B  o0 f5 U0 c> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
> agreed it was.
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3 z5 P) X8 z7 G- u& ~> 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
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% r0 h! k. A5 i1 x+ p> 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 v- ^; S" `  ]2 ]0 J> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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6 I" G  Z' d+ Z: g> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
) k+ g- E2 I' c  J$ t! W% Q> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
1 A7 o) k" z6 \* N' Q( `% x> 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
: p  w5 V% r' g/ V/ `; g> the jar first," he continued, "there is no room for the pebbles or the
! g% y9 L6 y2 S* B9 M9 [> 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
> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to
4 ]+ d; _/ r, [0 p$ K9 V> 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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> 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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6 |1 V% T7 T+ _4 ]' {> 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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