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
' r  I1 Y) r- E> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
> coffee.
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4 w' O% @2 ^- j> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
2 K- l6 a# c7 t. c+ 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
8 U) n! j' ^4 T. c: n7 D1 \1 n> asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.
>
> The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar
/ J' t. K8 N6 k# e: p9 i" 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
> agreed it was.
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> 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
> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
>
- v# J& z; l4 M, Q4 ~# z$ h> 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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* w9 d! m/ w1 _5 @+ j# h> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
. c! c2 n( h( W- W* g> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
. P4 [7 H7 R8 }$ _; p$ v# b> remained, your life would still be full.
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! N9 O- I0 B( u, f7 ^> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
1 }% J# V. u& H: l/ h> your car.
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> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
* R( O8 g0 J8 M> the jar first," he continued, "there is no room for the pebbles or the
9 d' c6 F$ S4 G1 d* a1 }2 x* v> 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
. l8 D, |3 S- Y# r9 C> 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
* C) O* r& d: S" M- I* J> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to
+ i9 }1 J/ B0 {) E# [% F9 c> 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
6 J, _( q7 U. B> 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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> The coffee just shows you that no matter how full your life may seem,
* }4 j/ F3 u% X7 v$ C> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
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1 g3 v# u1 y, Y) g$ z$ V5 a> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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