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
> coffee.
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> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
% V4 V! \5 P% W2 j9 U> 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.
>
) B9 \2 U4 j# k+ ]" |! r! H, r> The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar
> He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between
' _4 ]( w. G: s, _+ Y% Z8 W* ]0 r> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
5 w# w' y/ C4 v0 r> agreed it was.
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* k# t  g' [; b/ S1 o, [> 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."
>
> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
0 W: p/ l- A9 {2 z' \  H> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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7 B3 T; [) n& P; o5 O6 X> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
' O  v# A0 j5 y* o% B/ V) ~: S) @7 }$ A> 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
. y2 r& X2 v  w& m% a7 w7 g1 O> remained, your life would still be full.
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9 `% N* W0 w) c+ F> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
) N$ s0 X, ]& W5 y4 |. l+ l8 Z" X> your car.
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0 h- h1 ~, O+ V; t9 j* W( v> 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
> golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy
/ k+ }0 E% Q2 z$ W; F* S# N( o> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
& l: v8 g+ E* Q# [& u* q" x6 P> important to you.
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- C" ^+ W  q+ N5 T5 d> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
> 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."
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$ V6 i( J7 _2 K4 w' Y! D% S> One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee
; o* y: J+ ?! y1 m: b> represented.. The professor smiled and said, "I'm glad you asked."
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8 b% V' q4 m+ J/ W6 D# {% E" A1 ^> The coffee just shows you that no matter how full your life may seem,
0 I# W& {0 ]& l2 D9 B> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
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! {1 O5 x" n+ Q' y: @1 y: ?' k  j> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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