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
2 [" V; ?" K0 m' H9 _4 W" A- a* X> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
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& v: p8 t. l& ?! f" P2 x% i> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
% s- P, ^" v; \! [% [! N3 d  ?> of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and
# ~# B7 n+ i, y7 h0 C> empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then
: G) V: O. d2 e4 U/ p> 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
+ g# g$ Y) q6 A7 m" K> He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between
& s* v4 v' h5 N; N> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
> agreed it was.
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8 ?; L+ b* q" A4 h& O7 v1 V) K> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
7 g7 b) m6 R1 ?% J> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar
' D- l. n' y( r; n0 G$ d# @> 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
8 u- A. f4 g+ r, h) k3 ?) g> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
# q' _, d& f. ?( S8 `> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
# e9 |2 O4 `* S" G0 |> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
0 L! S, P8 Z) i) ^> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
> remained, your life would still be full.
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: x! t1 m$ k5 e- u/ F> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
; @- G8 a, ?: `3 h% L( G> 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
+ j! ~6 M) k) ~* e" H> golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy
. B. l* i' V0 m6 i+ u, T( l> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
4 v8 u, d3 \9 c+ y7 h, N$ c> important to you.
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+ G2 r. D( K. @8 I. \5 Q! C> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
6 E* U" p) l  m; F) [& J> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to
8 z8 o) y6 T/ c8 E9 z> 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
; X$ }# k9 m) ~: M- F  E, t+ z% R> 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
: }% k0 [9 H, ?0 U$ p7 Z- Y: `> 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,
& Y* Z) l9 J$ c+ n1 ^> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
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8 h8 g: B+ @, _9 p> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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