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
( ~$ T2 q5 f5 G, d: m> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
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> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
# z1 W5 J% j  V+ v5 F> of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and
6 U$ E# p  V. T4 p# L7 m( E, a3 T> 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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> The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar
/ Z+ L6 s$ u" b6 w> He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between
* ?6 }8 H2 L2 }( Q& a" T" d> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
) H4 T2 q! a+ V> 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
. \9 {. A( O3 u: a1 r/ H% E  B1 d> 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
1 o. y& A2 O5 O! y( Y" \/ C> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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# r+ g. ]$ e2 K  A4 h0 G9 o7 y> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
1 P% D4 g1 o3 v> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
8 [, z0 v' w- H: C: V> 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
> 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
> important to you.
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* O9 U6 M2 `' `" O7 v: o; T1 P! Q> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
$ M( E7 i  d+ o3 e6 X> 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
8 c- J! X+ Z- j( F  s> 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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- G0 P2 J9 c; k$ G> The coffee just shows you that no matter how full your life may seem,
6 U0 ]) i( Z5 [+ q, e9 O& r- |> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
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  ^) e1 i4 _: E$ R( D( W> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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