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
8 z3 \8 Z9 a# D4 u) y! |> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
  h2 _0 }' s( ^: P( D! A4 U> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
> coffee.
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> 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
> 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.
>
  c+ R$ @6 }* V: C3 U3 ~& m6 N> The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar
8 ]1 _3 f  `; ~> He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between
, R" B: ^4 N5 [, m> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
! Y+ V, S" _# H* Z2 v! Z# s> agreed it was.
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& U- y& d8 h" |> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
% z, u3 Q! {3 N1 Y> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar
* G! A  B& |" ?. O> 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.
>
> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
$ g$ F+ U" G1 e6 B> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
, n' I* t) ?* g4 p/ N> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
1 f( j0 H; ]7 W  w. K8 b$ I- ?> remained, your life would still be full.
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+ L, d/ m/ T$ |  }6 C: M> 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
> the jar first," he continued, "there is no room for the pebbles or the
> golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy
. }1 k0 d7 N' v7 T> 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
# u5 i# l' o/ f5 e! s> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to
- i6 s- n' L9 I# _, X+ q> 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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8 h+ R, B' j; |+ i" ~* ?" Z  p3 P0 h, g> One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee
# X* Y& {2 X: x/ u> represented.. The professor smiled and said, "I'm glad you asked."
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0 u. O2 G9 y$ u/ q2 a" p> The coffee just shows you that no matter how full your life may seem,
0 H; B' u; t) n> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
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> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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