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
3 X8 a0 a0 B2 ?* s6 c> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
> coffee.
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3 D( w$ N1 W2 E> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
* P2 T, ]) K* w& I1 r> of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and
. r5 c# W# }& b9 {$ I. V> 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.
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( c+ O* m8 Q1 e1 B> The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar
' x$ r  Y) P. C4 L/ ~& P> 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
' S  z' Y; ~& ]3 L9 X, `: B> agreed it was.
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  }2 C: R3 y0 r4 L3 c4 F: d> 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."
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6 P# K! ~2 {! {# m# ^> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
5 u' T' \6 N! p4 D; K" t6 G> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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0 Z6 s- d; X8 N7 t! f+ |> "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
> remained, your life would still be full.
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. c* I+ O  _+ \, ^. Y> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
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1 n7 m2 }- ~) R4 D- S> 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
> 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
4 M+ O) |2 a9 e8 }7 M& E3 p7 s> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to
4 M1 {2 q5 G+ c. M> 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
. H, Q; W% \+ R' x, @. f5 V: 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
7 h+ s; v3 s5 l> 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,
! @: E8 N- N( p. J/ X' M> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
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6 x: E3 i: s9 G& Y* Y- o3 L1 l> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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