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。
( a1 C, B! i3 Q- Y% `- ]2 ^/ P: M8 X6 ~> Subject: FW: Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee
> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
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> coffee.
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; K6 ~3 u6 c: G2 q% B> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
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> empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then
) k5 M( l6 Z! @* _$ h( f  n> 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
5 ^! T+ t/ N; E2 L, x> He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between
: r& F0 c0 Y5 ~. g" A+ O  C( r- B> 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
" ~6 P6 S2 D! Q0 ]7 j' h0 K> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar
# P; H. H; q$ i- e" F& ]: f, B2 V> 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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& f+ n4 }: C8 _0 S> "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
4 `+ O# ^. H8 ^% A. A9 ^8 T8 x$ B  j> remained, your life would still be full.
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3 A$ Y- z+ }+ H( [" `% `; h# u$ J> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
/ H! x6 t( u4 f) A> 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
9 \4 `" ^$ L4 i0 r. }6 q> 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
> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
> 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
; C1 z4 I4 Z: O. L! G8 `( j> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that
> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
>
- t& S4 Z" _* p: ]8 ?6 s: f+ @. M! b> 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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/ u# w7 l1 W6 F> The coffee just shows you that no matter how full your life may seem,
> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
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. s9 J4 I' ^2 c( @- Y. g/ g- Z" E> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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