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
. y  U! J* [" S4 r8 \5 Z8 }) p5 R> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
' ~' Q% Z) a( |) n; K> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
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; o3 N) ]6 Q# y/ f> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
; i0 E! y+ ]! i1 Q> of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and
5 d$ S4 M) s* a! A" }> empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then
. e. [" L3 y! {6 ]+ ~0 C7 r> asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.
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* U5 p7 x" s( V% L" {> The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar
# B4 G/ w1 R6 u5 A. V> 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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> 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
> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
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2 L; A- [( h, X4 Q1 Z- X9 ], r> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
# }! n8 V: [; }> 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
> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
/ q. D" P/ ~! o9 n# X# E> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
) r2 z$ L$ O; P% h; x7 q0 v, |  ^0 c. a> remained, your life would still be full.
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4 M! K. h7 @3 S' h* S+ l- [5 T: d" O& m> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
  a& a( a* f1 G4 T* b$ |+ E> your car.
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> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
$ A4 W; M$ ?0 `1 W* W2 a> the jar first," he continued, "there is no room for the pebbles or the
% B8 r- m3 b; I  G, ?> 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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> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
+ |4 s: K4 @* ?* u; c/ w> 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."
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2 ~' {( c) u9 `# M> 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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0 Z9 s* v7 b) R8 c+ G" U> The coffee just shows you that no matter how full your life may seem,
0 G" D+ l# r; `5 [1 L> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
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/ M' a6 Q8 K. C> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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