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。
7 ^7 A" b% U* S3 F. C! }> 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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> 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
! K1 k2 W+ H. P3 ?, O, J5 {> empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then
$ [2 R1 s* D) H$ o8 Z+ O1 B> asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.
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/ J* l& d& E4 B/ m$ @% J> The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar
' O0 ^* F  u* k& U% D* z8 Q> 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
. D* [) ~9 ?  a% K4 a> 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
/ E" O  f! Q4 l7 H> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
* j4 k- `. c# J. K9 o> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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* u7 |$ Q$ \9 M+ F; _3 i' f> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
) p: F( J2 S# U3 ^7 j4 o( D> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
# c$ c( ~5 \0 \6 a, z> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
4 ?! `3 k4 Z, {: z( J> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
> 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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8 c' Q" e* |( ~9 f1 c> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
- u  d1 K, V4 @" I6 d> 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
2 Z! X. Z1 n+ t! [5 S$ H2 a> 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
> 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
: k1 R8 U7 N" ~> 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
" S6 s) Y+ z; h) w1 j, y6 @' }9 X# K> 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,
/ n  w" j% P7 ?$ W  f> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
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> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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