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
> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
> coffee.
>
> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
- Z) H) K* P8 I1 Q$ K5 D$ x> 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
( [- ~2 e5 v+ Q7 L) @# O> 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
6 T. R( T4 Q/ N& q, `> He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between
( E4 h8 O/ w) {- K0 U6 J/ [> 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
- v  z6 G1 ~# r) l: Q6 G  P( C$ B; @> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar
" h: e9 \6 v4 m+ p, A+ o; S> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
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, E9 C+ [% R; T- q8 B. b> 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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0 j, v5 V+ @3 @$ \> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
6 b& Q' g/ \4 |" k* I2 b> 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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% T) Q0 o: Z0 k! v> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
) L3 Y# m  l$ |& N# K> your car.
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  d' H* S. C, W: T2 A" w> 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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# M) M8 J" A* |6 b* p" r& d1 C> "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
# R1 R/ Y) z% z9 @' |> 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
> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
>
> 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,
> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
>
: f% p  f' T) j9 V* k0 ~- \" u> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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