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。
: p) J  m' a' x+ _> Subject: FW: Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee
> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
2 M2 r# n3 a1 U! Z6 c) s: o. J> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
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> 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
; [: U+ G! s/ S% g2 g0 `  {$ f> 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
2 u1 D2 [/ [1 ?3 R- ~2 |> agreed it was.
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> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
# i1 ~$ b( ^: m> 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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+ t) F0 s5 o4 B, `) H2 i1 @> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
" v% F+ R. B# h5 C* {' {> space between the sand. The students laughed.
>
" D' D; M( e6 t> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
2 W9 `$ F$ y$ \2 B! X> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
2 k' A# D3 T8 l* K+ T9 a> 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.
>
* \3 a" W9 ]$ d7 \> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
> your car.
>
7 q; N$ `% b. T, C7 x/ J' e> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
$ {" @+ o' @* G+ b> the jar first," he continued, "there is no room for the pebbles or the
5 F) m* {* [3 B* Y- Y( b' g, x> 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
* |4 ~& M- j$ a/ v0 Y0 |> important to you.
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> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
9 [) C6 H) Y/ ^/ A- x& p0 R7 U, G> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
9 Y5 e7 N: U! O8 o' B0 w> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to
/ K5 G+ Q# r6 ?+ o" i. y> dinner. Play another 18. There will always be time to clean the house and
# w0 O' a4 y2 C2 L: ~- K$ ^2 K/ u> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that
% Q2 h7 I; d4 g& @> 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
/ H6 e! C& j- [' R> represented.. The professor smiled and said, "I'm glad you asked."
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" h( g4 t* V8 p. a% z3 A: O, C1 V> 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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