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
3 ~: @) ?$ C  A+ b1 l: U, d( q! c% m> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
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% q" N. R1 J0 H+ e3 x3 x8 N8 b1 l> 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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: s0 F" U) s$ Y) L> 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
2 g% r9 h8 ]- f+ ]: @; i9 t> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
8 }: V- {+ X, A3 k: p/ Q/ t- L> agreed it was.
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& u( m3 Q, y/ ]; c5 k" x) g, X* _8 A> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
# t/ D, ?" Q: a/ v4 ?9 f> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar
, \. c' c( c7 Z> 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
0 |; ~; q' A9 d7 u> 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
( F* q# C% d& H- \2 [> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
; k. _. U1 K8 S" C' F* m' x5 M> 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
. d5 W1 X" O2 y7 F# q> your car.
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> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
' T6 j- L. d9 g+ U> the jar first," he continued, "there is no room for the pebbles or the
) g. Q% U6 a; E4 a> 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
2 {  ?: x* ?) p/ v/ H> important to you.
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> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
- x: B5 c; O, A5 }; U2 E> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
9 ?! l7 m% }/ q: i3 f8 K4 c> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to
1 E& P9 |. g; D: r$ T+ J> dinner. Play another 18. There will always be time to clean the house and
. ^4 G* g/ x1 g> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that
" G% j0 H9 [6 G> 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
* h9 H9 U" @9 o( R> represented.. The professor smiled and said, "I'm glad you asked."
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6 ?% A9 t9 j7 s' y# a4 z> 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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, A' q3 J1 G" z( n( L> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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