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
+ t  k! f4 |2 H9 u; H> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
7 @% q8 m3 {0 ~7 i( T& e1 g> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
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: g; Z- u* L! {$ c+ X> 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.
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* g6 f, Z) b$ h( d# m$ D; [> The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar
> He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between
1 _+ J2 r- n. Q* j> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
: g3 |8 ^6 ]. u& c> agreed it was.
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> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
9 ^: S( V* c. c! `> 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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- N% z1 R  @2 {2 \4 m' g, u> 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
> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
& ~; C* ?$ i( j9 Z> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
2 F0 G" W" @  U9 t> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
5 Z# q7 a" V! N> remained, your life would still be full.
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> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
+ ]% V; T5 `; `& z% X2 E> 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
7 b: O7 a5 {& H/ X$ E4 {: O, @> 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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& [4 [2 m9 D& l6 D# L% A* l) i% ^> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
  b4 y/ M* P; W> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to
8 f$ S( y2 @% E3 P7 ~0 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
8 Y( f2 g7 T( v( C- _4 x0 C> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
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3 c  ^! T3 v) d  [: S+ R! L> 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,
, U3 j: M4 P& B6 a8 \5 v> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
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) B$ @# `+ K# |+ l; @! b8 ]9 m7 |) d> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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