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
% [% x1 \  Q9 o> 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
> coffee.
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+ `* s$ O) K0 `> 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
: W9 t. q$ S6 L' A' H/ ~& p& c. P> 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
! t9 S. Z/ m3 H, c( C4 S) f> He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between
9 G" M( d5 w3 Z7 M0 T3 i> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
> agreed it was.
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; ?( B, m# t) B> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
% z9 b! Y' C3 h  M( i/ {2 Q> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar
( A: d. y$ o5 d* v7 y> 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
1 |3 p  [: A# B, u6 k7 m! Q- J> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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& t: t  V4 Q. N# d0 `9 E! h" z3 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
/ q1 C: R4 B3 w! I> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
6 Z& m/ e, }) M: R. d8 ]> remained, your life would still be full.
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. t9 H4 ^& v' I* a; s! r5 U* C> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
> your car.
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) j; d8 j4 x( i* ^> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
4 E# J2 `: H+ B; a> 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
' A& n  L7 Z8 B3 j& l> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
! e/ W! A, `) o3 z4 O; i> important to you.
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9 W* ^: s4 P1 c$ R> "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
6 x% i1 ~5 b6 i# u> 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
' j* }8 ^4 ^1 v1 z+ {4 i> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
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# O: k9 x3 y2 x! O5 v, q> One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee
6 Q- u1 _" }% b& k4 H5 L> represented.. The professor smiled and said, "I'm glad you asked."
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$ U( n( k7 ]7 j, x# S& L> 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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- Y) a/ z, d, K' ]* T- T> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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