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/ o( ]' k* o1 y7 s" b> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
> coffee.
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6 @( i! o0 r$ v; s3 i> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
9 I! P0 H4 d4 y* y' i, D( r> of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and
$ ?$ K/ `2 o2 {5 N1 L; J+ U> empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then
. D6 X* U, p7 p' I: @4 }! [- @> 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
> 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
> agreed it was.
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/ }4 F$ ]4 G5 u/ A> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
0 q% h! T- Y! |> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar
> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
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! r  F& }1 O9 y9 ^; u! ?6 i. s> 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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+ L. q5 k6 f  c: C# l" X# _" e3 N> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
, I( G5 s$ b0 P! G' k) Q> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
7 Q9 {6 }6 v. ^/ J> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
7 ~( O8 \& F9 C/ S0 J> remained, your life would still be full.
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# |! t7 I* X- {> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
- @! a2 Q2 n" G. C, A) v, X# n: U9 f, d> your car.
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> 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
# k7 q( J5 Q) r* R' t> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
> important to you.
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6 q+ J9 v- D( r( m4 p7 o4 m1 Y+ @( u7 ~> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
; s; d) q! C, Z+ q- p0 r' C> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to
2 R6 C8 n- w5 ^0 Z* _' d2 k/ g3 h6 h> 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
% I3 D; D* R  u> 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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2 Z, `0 d! O0 W7 ?7 `' x> The coffee just shows you that no matter how full your life may seem,
) p: z- X0 |1 ^> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
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& U5 R$ T8 I& U. {1 P& {> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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