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
> 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
> of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and
+ J( I) T- Y& S4 j4 c> empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then
% r; a2 m, G9 I; S2 M( y> asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.
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# F& G8 H9 C1 j" m- T# F> The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar
: S3 y' j+ z1 v8 u8 [; w4 a' A& E3 E> He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between
1 G& O! k! O, Y) M$ d$ k> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
> agreed it was.
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3 G4 |, o8 Z2 Z. v3 d2 @. k* @4 U  [; j> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
1 ^6 {3 _  G1 k$ v$ b> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar
8 E) B# \5 F# v6 R7 N! ?3 O. s> 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
> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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" t% E5 \+ h8 s- R1 I> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
! ^! q" ?' J% }& {; G8 `' S> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
> 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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8 }" ^+ G! i" X. T' ]" U* C> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
> your car.
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; }# j+ x; g. d: _5 p$ }* C- V> 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
8 `# }2 {$ J% }> 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
> 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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5 Z/ b! F" b$ j  B2 O. K> 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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0 v+ d: Q; L' l1 K> 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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& v" @* h0 `) R> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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