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
> 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
% f# o- q9 w" 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
; s" C; W- ]/ L; Y; ^) d2 |. v> asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.
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6 T  A0 D9 h8 ]( O6 s- k> The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar
; p. l* H0 H' {+ F8 |/ t0 H2 U> 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
" `# n# m5 m1 D) ?8 P> agreed it was.
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& `  [7 [9 c, }" U4 {> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
( I3 K& L; w$ T$ ?> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar
1 F' h3 x0 Q: H; D& F' L  v: m- l> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
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> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
> 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
. P, v" [2 H8 z6 i* l> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
> 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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, u' w! j" r  C2 s/ z) a> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
9 b7 x* X& Z$ [9 l* F/ L6 U> the jar first," he continued, "there is no room for the pebbles or the
9 X/ h5 V5 e; x7 w3 f- W& n6 a9 k> 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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8 J6 h2 n* ~( L0 u> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
* D3 J; U$ @$ p; C; ~( Y0 l7 S: n> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to
& ]0 [0 ?- i! W  l> dinner. Play another 18. There will always be time to clean the house and
3 a' v& p( x$ z; K8 O2 E> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that
8 }( k! Y$ q2 q" H. C; l> 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
& x5 T9 b1 E  v, n! B$ T> represented.. The professor smiled and said, "I'm glad you asked."
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* v6 P) ^4 h5 W( x. @0 j* G. M> The coffee just shows you that no matter how full your life may seem,
) q) W4 }4 p1 H; }' j" U> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
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7 m8 @% r7 E& f3 l: x6 P> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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