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。
# r, E* A5 p8 ~9 `8 t2 U. a6 C* w> Subject: FW: Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee
& q% e! y0 E% }' [> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
+ a$ e1 k+ k0 P; ~> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
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) K8 T7 U4 \6 F' |$ i& C6 q> 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
> 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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> The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar
5 c$ w! Z$ T7 `7 v  c> He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between
1 c7 S) Y/ ^1 A5 C& u> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
! |7 u+ T1 w: M> agreed it was.
>
  _' ^) |! P& A) F& [> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
) h  d' h. r2 [7 p* n' c5 }> 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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> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
" |* q9 `' I7 [> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
" t* A& |8 A! k6 r+ C> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
; z2 g- [2 k4 O0 O/ E) f0 p> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
* o- K. Y- d; T! m> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
6 u. _9 \, L% I, E: c0 v' S> remained, your life would still be full.
>
+ j' F1 _) u! m# |6 L> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
( h. @! H! ~8 X- I( U* E6 z$ u> your car.
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; ^2 N) v: n. }6 T5 b> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
- N% d* K% W8 k4 V> 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
/ F. e5 e' T, h0 B> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
> important to you.
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! r4 }2 S" p# |8 L3 I$ W6 w> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
0 x, N  t/ b( W) k> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
3 O2 T! _1 f' ^, J, c3 S! |& f> 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
! I; O: Q* N6 B$ h6 J> 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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) c! a" i1 u6 i0 _9 f+ N% w> One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee
* F& e$ N# L' Q  h> represented.. The professor smiled and said, "I'm glad you asked."
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! P' P0 F, O7 @> 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."
>
> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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