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
$ ]7 M2 X$ i7 r" b- w> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
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; a2 Q$ ?" e( x0 Z> 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
) s! w) m. Q- v  ^> empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then
& \, I/ G$ M1 ^' {* Q* o3 W; N& v> asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.
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5 t- q' s( a. C* K> 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
3 b. @+ y: q7 |) \: m" o> 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
  E  L0 ~$ N: k$ x+ z3 a9 ~> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar
( a+ u8 n3 l" a) }2 i3 S/ U6 ]5 T> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
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- ~7 W) V, P1 X4 d) q  C) R5 L> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
0 g: s* d% [- p( ]# n8 e> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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4 z+ }" E6 ?/ p; T> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
' Q. J5 p6 ^( E- S, w% i# F: E> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
$ F/ @3 U! J! ^  ]' O( |9 ^7 ?5 |. w> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
7 w0 @3 @' |5 d, [$ N> remained, your life would still be full.
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+ w( L/ [% H, ?: R0 t; J# _> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
$ f( }3 u, m! O, m0 `0 H6 n> your car.
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* z% t) r6 k7 r4 z6 r> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
* M  i" ~3 B- |( C9 A) ^$ S/ Z> the jar first," he continued, "there is no room for the pebbles or the
: [. J! e; R5 e! u7 w> golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy
7 V$ z. u, ?2 E$ F  w> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
> important to you.
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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
; u1 ]8 Y0 T$ q/ }> dinner. Play another 18. There will always be time to clean the house and
* V* e7 i% q, q1 E) d> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that
, k+ k; }  I' o# i> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
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/ Z! r  i  _2 Y0 K> One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee
( ~4 m/ M" R4 n+ r# Z> represented.. The professor smiled and said, "I'm glad you asked."
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$ v( K, @+ F% l6 k% E  k> 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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> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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