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
  G( U, S, t) j& q> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
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  f* G* {4 L6 o1 r3 h6 ]% M3 S" C- ]> 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
- ~( m: S% ~& F+ b% _# B- O* z> 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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> The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar
" n3 w- f. Z3 v6 Z; g3 `: p! h> He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between
5 ]% u4 F& L6 x0 Q; T' g> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
> agreed it was.
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. x( A% e; @7 g' x! w. i4 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
) o9 P' ^! H; L. M: X6 }/ a. f> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
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, S4 j( b) R5 J" g: h> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
; f) B0 l' _* R$ l> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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* E$ [% `3 U; Z; ?, i> "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
% r: `  Y$ i) F  b; z% @> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
9 v  D: F7 [% J4 k5 P% ]0 I. u> remained, your life would still be full.
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. ~# e" V3 u0 k4 Q( D> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
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! d, A* p6 U$ ]  m6 r* W> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
# h& Z: v" c$ w8 p( S5 ~> 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
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> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
# o) n. T. B" n, X> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
/ H, d7 O  ?- A3 W> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to
> 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
0 s- O) d6 w* C$ ?8 y> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
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& i) i  V- h& I2 p+ M+ M' p> 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,
% e5 Z. @( V$ v7 q> 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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