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
/ J( y+ F  r! a% c0 W: ]> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
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> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
2 L+ U/ Q* `8 t  Y  K6 y: [8 h& U# K> 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
' O* |' U: x' j" R& b> asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.
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/ m- _2 n+ Z$ t' i> The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar
$ }5 s9 j7 o" B% Z& h7 {> He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between
- ^9 V4 C( v. k3 U7 `/ V) H% T1 y% B> 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
( `* A, t2 N: X" A1 H> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar
) f" g: c3 I, E, x> 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
4 v. K# [) i4 v3 Y" X0 l> 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
! k$ I; d1 O( o. C> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
  i0 j( a3 F5 C1 B/ j4 b- D> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
* h6 b2 H( U- e: W4 e5 g* L> 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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" y8 l) _. u+ q6 m> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
' g4 S3 S* K8 @" M6 p4 W' Y> the jar first," he continued, "there is no room for the pebbles or the
4 S' C! U: {" O/ x1 F> 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
- E8 L$ y% t" N: @' S( T3 X0 [, W> 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
' _( F# u# _% p/ I; C> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to
> dinner. Play another 18. There will always be time to clean the house and
9 O2 F9 [2 A9 T7 _  V> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that
6 X" i: E1 g& T) O8 s  m> 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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> The coffee just shows you that no matter how full your life may seem,
2 D4 l! [% e" u( k& _> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
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& `. E& R  f" }, w4 p9 q, u0 x# g> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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