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
# O# h& X& |: T> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
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+ o6 S3 i# I, Z+ Y* @+ e& \" s- F% W> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
9 e% Y8 k; B. ]> of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and
. e" h9 P8 e) ]> empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then
1 N3 w- L* q2 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
" z' g" K4 z* d: r( g> 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
/ ]. J) Y- ~8 P. [> agreed it was.
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; f- u3 N1 _" |/ @( v6 O> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
; J8 F9 a, Q# y5 x, M* P> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar
& f9 l/ ~0 G4 B0 Q* A- w> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
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8 Z2 k% D2 s! S0 T> 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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> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
: p. x. X- T3 n- X> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
+ z6 x! m# y) d> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
$ m' V5 X; A8 G; I6 J- A> remained, your life would still be full.
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% e" m! P$ n8 J> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
> your car.
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+ C! l4 x7 z& O" C> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
: [  K- _1 G" X) L/ ^> the jar first," he continued, "there is no room for the pebbles or the
) n6 D# O7 y8 W) U> golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy
  G0 E$ W( e6 B% M9 Z, v; v> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
  T5 c- U0 p/ k# c- j( }> important to you.
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$ `+ c: I! Q$ h> "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
> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that
7 }, z- H8 K6 Q( _' ^> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
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3 R. \" g9 Z: p5 V1 f' e7 v( e2 |> One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee
0 K/ z& o+ B. o5 X6 l+ I> represented.. The professor smiled and said, "I'm glad you asked."
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/ y- B2 c. Z; L5 {$ J6 g> The coffee just shows you that no matter how full your life may seem,
; V& d) p# h/ C2 h" H, Z" v> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
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' V6 E, {# f$ u5 B$ S> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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