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
& `3 t4 l* T" P$ H( s, a> 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 g% x+ S* B& W: T> of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and
. }4 j; R! R# M( k> empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then
/ y0 {  i: Q5 H; I6 U- t> asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.
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+ @' A  _; L3 t, h9 V9 s> The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar
) y* @# N4 F3 ]* t, L> He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between
) H; I+ A9 Y, ]# P7 _0 V- y> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
> agreed it was.
>
> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
, m* g! H/ l9 l% N( o' t0 W> 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
* N3 H. [! S! B  {, q: _> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
' |0 [1 C' b7 V+ e+ [> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
9 T6 x0 {5 ^& K* N; l( b* c6 G> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
9 t8 T5 ]; w4 F  j5 j> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
/ u! h3 C  F5 @3 A' C+ F( ~> 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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> 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
# t7 \$ S/ ]8 }> 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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7 n1 ]+ l2 B; |) I4 i> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
0 w8 A$ j0 N3 D" `  @" w; _> 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
> 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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> The coffee just shows you that no matter how full your life may seem,
/ f! V& K8 G: J- l# \# A. M5 _> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
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5 r! O1 |: k  ?# _: }> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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