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 u. l% V" o( h; g6 d> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
9 V' a7 T! u/ F> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
> coffee.
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> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
4 o4 b+ U5 b+ p- J8 E7 j> of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and
> 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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) g; @1 ~3 j# S  l9 {> The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar
# M  i  c: {" u> 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
* C& s2 ~" C2 ^  Z. ]9 z) [> agreed it was.
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> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
' D" ?( Z8 M1 P; b> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar
+ y5 }2 v3 `( B3 L# Y) L+ X/ 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
> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
$ D9 Q: s0 A: C6 I0 _/ }+ ]. l% H> 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
$ \0 S* ]2 O5 f# o, F; H, ^- @4 m0 t> 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
> your car.
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5 E7 e3 y. y2 n- u1 f> 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
+ L/ ~! u2 z3 K! Q3 s, t> important to you.
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4 E2 r, s: o" E0 O& @> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
3 f; G% W$ O7 t. a- y# Y> 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
% h9 v5 h" e9 A1 |7 q* Y4 o; P9 H> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that
+ g$ W+ A! W1 I4 W' }6 \> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
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/ B$ y! Y0 @- P* ^> One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee
" F1 ]+ ~4 A6 U/ }# R> 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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! b! |9 Q; z# G> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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