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# c" d1 f8 V1 [/ Y- I7 g> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
3 B0 O6 O7 }& m& P' V* r> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
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' W+ e$ X- J; Y% q4 c> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
; N" L7 q& w# f> 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
  n$ E' {) q, {* Y; R! `8 t% t5 }; w> asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.
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' {& G  a7 D- b! x0 [6 P& \- B) m% J) m> 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
> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
3 M4 V, y" }& H0 O: Y; W/ w3 e' w3 I> agreed it was.
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> 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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" R3 l- T+ V1 C$ V+ p1 m! \! t> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
/ F. I4 @- P* a$ I> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
0 f% y# m, P) Z% r) r8 Z0 W$ J1 s> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
( z" e) }5 J( x% m> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
% s0 C1 [$ c. x3 o6 k6 z> 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
> your car.
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> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
% m1 Z+ G* s; y; O> 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
2 O& p  z9 D" c  [) N/ Q> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
> important to you.
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8 d" v3 f. Q6 M5 u' w> "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
' w1 u8 x. t/ Z& b4 N> 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
  ~+ J! B3 `3 G4 W7 l  P: s+ ~> 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
> represented.. The professor smiled and said, "I'm glad you asked."
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" o3 M* G, v. L, S7 L! `& n> 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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; |6 e0 \) M5 ?1 z, w( H# L& ^> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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