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。
+ ^# r2 d. k2 s/ q% O> Subject: FW: Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee
% I) Q6 N% `) F( p& v8 q9 {> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
, p" b0 \. X# e> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
9 l# M% B( g4 b! n, e> coffee.
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$ q( u3 r4 F  `0 D2 k! W) y> 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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7 M0 t8 x& m+ {' w; P! r> The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar
' |# [0 p0 `0 p> 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
> 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."
>
> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
1 q5 Z" r6 \& K& x. j5 h8 K' D2 Z9 @> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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8 x$ L% Y; G' R" _* f> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
; B& g4 E/ Q, M2 \+ I; K> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
9 k  M5 u' `5 Y' M! H> 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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> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
> your car.
>
> 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
9 c/ m/ e# p$ O# L* v, Y6 e: O> golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy
5 ?& d3 f2 s* m1 j3 j  ]> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
# A: @' h6 o2 ^> 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
> dinner. Play another 18. There will always be time to clean the house and
0 m" d( l6 D4 p) x) x5 |> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that
> 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,
6 R, I% B, q8 O- u* J# R1 [& P, h> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
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: L, @3 A& U6 n; v% R# y7 [> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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