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
/ |) N$ u( f  j; l! I5 s9 A> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
> coffee.
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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
( Q, s& F. p7 S! a* |: q> empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then
  ~8 _) ~6 g5 f+ W+ T8 y> asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.
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  Y- x0 @4 K4 v& s, G8 w> The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar
  x" ^) ~' e3 K> He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between
9 l0 J3 \* G) \* o> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
4 M* M0 k# `3 C9 Q> agreed it was.
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1 c6 H1 k- l. [( @/ k> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
# D5 z2 x; Z& |6 x) b8 |% G, \> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar
/ G6 y& t0 c( z) f> 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
; W# _4 ]- ]) J* n9 ]( X. z+ B> 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
; h. C% \1 R3 q( R" c; N) _> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
6 ^# V& b+ o# t4 o> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
6 `+ z* z# }8 v- ^) J) |' Y: N> 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
4 O8 s. \2 A1 I: c2 g3 e7 O> your car.
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0 q" |- \% [$ U% L% E- Y3 c> 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
9 j/ j% E+ T' ?( H2 M* p- ]> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
3 O. ^/ m" [# f9 Y1 o  i1 q$ |> 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
5 H- N/ w+ w) t: Z> 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
" l3 P5 b/ v& V3 t  h: u9 ?> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that
> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
>
> 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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9 o+ C  X8 g9 Y( B- T4 _0 }, i> 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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4 P. d( [" S' Y" i( ~0 y, o( T; l> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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