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
6 r' h5 ^* `: \( I9 {4 l2 a" m> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
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) J# k! \6 O9 y5 O* ^( p> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
* r" I# H5 g, B; [4 K> of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and
0 L, h4 u# p5 r> 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
/ i4 j( q9 Z$ W7 {$ i> 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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, V% @  i+ ]& H# T# \> 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
! j; `! I9 R: e: [> 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
% B" D& \3 t$ [/ R; Q> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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' b+ W6 A- [$ e- ], O( v> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
6 B1 O$ H( Q) s4 E) {% i) z$ q$ U> 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
> 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
' d: r2 f, |( Y2 `> your car.
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$ R/ J1 ?* {; q9 t> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
( w6 C" B$ o( K# S/ f1 X> the jar first," he continued, "there is no room for the pebbles or the
1 ^7 H- F% y8 T$ u6 ~> 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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8 |- N  r( C! C# \1 K. Z1 S> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
- f9 c, S# i# u$ X" L3 L7 d> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to
2 z$ U: W. [3 P> dinner. Play another 18. There will always be time to clean the house and
3 G* X# \- b; H, H' i: A) m/ [6 V> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that
2 k4 Y2 {, q$ g7 q" D0 R> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
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  x5 f! u  m+ x: g5 X9 |" @' k> 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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> 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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2 V8 o- Q* n; M6 J> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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