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
0 V; X3 O8 ~$ x; t# b* F2 L> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
( A0 |, K" M+ `* @- j! R> 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
- q- x6 }) t& y; N! U$ |+ t/ g> 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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" _8 k& W6 e+ k+ u# ?> The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar
9 \0 \7 d/ i) M> 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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0 L/ x: E6 F8 s6 p$ v8 L1 N0 p* Q> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
> 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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( ?* x4 W! B2 x5 Y6 D. x2 g> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
7 z% N7 e/ M+ c$ }. W& [: ~2 C> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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) T  K) m' e) _' |) l> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
6 @/ c! E: q5 c/ p$ a1 f. }> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
2 x9 M) I3 c" ], ]+ i1 ~4 ?2 S5 T/ @+ D> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
# n  K* r- c* v8 R4 z> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
" m8 I) m7 C6 o8 k9 d) r> 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
! y% P# Q0 J1 y/ c( e> 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
> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
> 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
> 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
> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that
1 J* e  n' E$ v/ ?1 S8 k, ?0 @( C> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
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- A, d! |, A1 `) W  H> One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee
' r3 y: p! S8 s  x% E/ I* q> 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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0 i3 U" b, v' S) Z' p! N> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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