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。
7 R; b# J+ Q# ~0 Q> Subject: FW: Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee
> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
$ T1 Z" ?) a& Y5 ?0 u3 B> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
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  d0 M1 P2 @* Q> 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
8 e: X5 e% l9 v1 l$ ]> 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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3 D9 T$ C, W9 D" B- ~1 C( `> The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar
- E5 |8 F) V, L4 t; c( @> 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
" o( ^5 t: Y, G> agreed it was.
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4 D& e9 c0 Z# P& G( h' ^> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
: ?3 F4 `& G4 I2 N) [2 U$ x> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar
$ |( _, s+ \# o0 I, e> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
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. ~8 f" e0 A2 @" a/ [* B+ l: g> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
: d0 |1 B% B, j* L' Q5 f> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
% R) C  t  c" L, I1 l: u' n> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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/ L' V$ C8 e" N5 M' N9 V> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
> 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
* W  n- p) f! f1 ^/ y, l> remained, your life would still be full.
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% c% x$ v$ |$ u; O> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
> your car.
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- a! F0 l2 L, d/ Z> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
! k! ]( M9 o* F9 h> the jar first," he continued, "there is no room for the pebbles or the
0 S+ j2 {: a! }2 o> golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy
  |8 `7 z. I6 Z" y( u1 q. o; I3 m' y" A% ]> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
> important to you.
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, X. A6 L- U( V( |( L> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
2 @3 f* d8 m) f5 T5 C+ @> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
8 x1 T  b% s/ P% O# a$ h: E# X> 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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, s" |. u2 l* D% _+ e- n- \& X* m1 \> One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee
. Y# j8 E% j8 R. o2 ]  E> 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,
> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
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! G: ~" x$ n1 `0 H> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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