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
' h* o9 Y2 U4 s2 P> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
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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
1 z% v1 H' v9 U  E+ m8 _( `> empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then
; P. E" h$ W3 ^! x! }> 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
  Q! Q" W0 m# u8 |> He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between
3 \" V* C4 n1 G. K> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
- ^5 |1 q; s, M# Z% y6 ^% W> agreed it was.
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> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
& x% @; ?( n$ z/ @* ]! v> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar
7 I: b( w- S) H  F0 R0 T> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
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  g& v6 ^4 P' N1 t- d> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
5 ]6 n+ K+ a5 w2 x> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
" d# X9 L6 q& a* K; P  @5 ~> 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
> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
; ^" |! O9 K! V$ K4 V2 |) q2 F1 I> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
0 P- t7 x! F: h/ L> remained, your life would still be full.
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6 R5 O4 V$ l8 \% s$ ?> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
> 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
0 `" g( a' ]% i: |3 I> golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy
> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
& G+ X- P/ d$ X" I' j> important to you.
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2 h. A( i9 `) U$ a- S- ]> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
/ C) c, A3 V8 w8 l> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to
( @) s0 l4 p. N+ g> dinner. Play another 18. There will always be time to clean the house and
( [- t3 b( _$ r5 A6 N( x! s' q> 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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5 J' J; D( ]4 s9 Q> One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee
. }- ]. v+ P& |! n. v5 z. m  f3 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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6 e) M) n2 T; Y! l4 j- e( i> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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