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
> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
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3 i* ?2 Y, V" k> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
& f! e8 K& p# [! z> 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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. A/ B% ^8 T! ~- ^> The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar
6 x/ |3 K! y9 ?> He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between
- o. R9 |0 W( o2 |% I> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
5 u8 Y3 k' \+ V> agreed it was.
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> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
/ F3 W; q, x: C> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar
7 s2 x& d0 l1 D> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
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  p* S# Z& e. ^7 G> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
. r/ r6 R" L  L3 A- X- _& j> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
( F' S& a# l' a4 a- x' {> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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, ?3 U; ]3 y0 L" g  t% t! i> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
9 d! T" [6 f4 R; q8 S$ O8 `' o. `> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
# I( f" M- C, n4 E  o> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
# n% [6 H. N' a; e9 t0 d/ V2 a> remained, your life would still be full.
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2 L$ e# D/ w1 J8 t# x, l% i/ _> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
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3 x' R" Y6 h/ f> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
5 F. A+ Q  M! _& V1 ^' s> 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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! Z: V* x6 j9 X> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
# I4 c7 O' c% ]7 Z> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
6 e( ^- r8 O$ {& u/ i1 W> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to
0 Q4 ^$ ?2 V( g+ v+ b( d> dinner. Play another 18. There will always be time to clean the house and
; o2 A9 i& v4 Q" k4 }> 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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> 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."
>
> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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