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
8 j* }8 `% v" X7 X2 X& S> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
( q. c4 _- P2 q7 W6 v> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
> coffee.
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8 K$ e. V/ A$ q" @) o2 x> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
' T# R; _/ c3 F5 {$ v> of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and
/ _- K; u+ c: `> empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then
; n, l) v& L9 Z, S> asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.
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- o4 V9 J& z; d2 f> 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
3 w+ g1 z$ m; n3 i: ?' G> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
> agreed it was.
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9 ~8 M( ^* v0 D8 s4 V> 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
* n# W) _: n4 U% O! |/ @- P> 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
* N3 F3 r$ I7 k' X6 P/ C> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
  O# S. ?9 {( V; K- V. J> 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
> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
7 f& @) |. Z" m/ F9 ]  q> remained, your life would still be full.
>
> 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
" T! v( L% ?3 L3 L% I7 c% n> the jar first," he continued, "there is no room for the pebbles or the
% L0 ?" q( O7 o, k2 U> 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
, ^% L1 ~2 H" h0 X! g5 p> important to you.
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& r1 h" Z: L" z> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
" Z; v* d6 L0 q/ f1 r> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to
/ G8 Y& y2 b; |3 [2 F. g' q2 f/ K( g! r> 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
> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
>
> 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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* T( j3 k( [. t& o> The coffee just shows you that no matter how full your life may seem,
; L0 }! _. e1 h% e( w> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
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> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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