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
/ u9 c  V/ E# @# V0 c8 k0 H2 X> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
> coffee.
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/ g& W0 i/ `$ \1 X( J/ z( B' y> 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
+ y2 y' r3 S' [> 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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) D' ~- R; N" i9 |: 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 r' c( m$ W7 i" t> 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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" k& B2 _) L4 U  T, T1 ]> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
4 ~( R  L& @+ b% z2 j, e> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
  w& O- V5 ^/ X$ m/ e& o& J& u. r4 a; N> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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9 [, m) O# a  Y5 F, G: ?1 r2 d> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
* m9 i* g2 ]4 i> 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
> remained, your life would still be full.
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- k7 k( j' W* V7 w0 S- k0 @> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
3 J) p4 ~0 N* b* h. J> your car.
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> 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
" [- d0 W( M1 k* D, M' m* R" T> 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
* C- r  ^2 r% Y> important to you.
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4 O) Y9 T) p* H) D( F/ P7 J> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
  t8 M- U5 q5 C> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
& a' M" M" I0 g3 M; I> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to
1 E' k+ F( p3 j- a1 `3 Q> dinner. Play another 18. There will always be time to clean the house and
) w4 K9 ]- E1 J& w! M, Z> 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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> One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee
4 J2 {2 j9 k2 P# f* \7 o: v% p> represented.. The professor smiled and said, "I'm glad you asked."
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% r! a. J8 G, x" y$ u> The coffee just shows you that no matter how full your life may seem,
$ [  S; j0 G. I8 |> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
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+ ?$ E$ D; E( Q> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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