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
5 b4 T/ H7 [2 }' H2 T& q7 U> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
> coffee.
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2 b' c$ X9 `0 X" ]8 Y, C& F> 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.
>
> 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
> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
$ t) r4 n# m" C$ b4 d- u> agreed it was.
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, i) w! k, a, D6 S4 A2 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."
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. q7 v, ]- y- M* M( g) E  [. h> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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& y9 w5 Z1 i0 t! d5 U$ X> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
9 V2 D5 x& c9 v& N) v+ |8 c> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
* a" z8 ^' D3 {> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
! T3 j" k/ t) q8 L3 R7 w> remained, your life would still be full.
>
> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
> your car.
>
> 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
% ~* N1 c; W, j% x2 M( T% S( Y> 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
7 K3 M3 W1 H5 z" L5 r4 s( X> important to you.
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! y( A8 _& ~" k> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
' t; s6 J! ^* D3 Y9 U, h- D: K* a> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
; |  D8 c* d% o$ m- a( l1 u, B> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to
$ z4 s8 R' @3 I> 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
' T3 v. q1 u5 K2 t! Z> 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
> represented.. The professor smiled and said, "I'm glad you asked."
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# d( F  l! Q8 m0 v# e' D* l0 G> 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."
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: I' J& R, J& c5 T6 Q+ }! ^* l$ M> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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