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
  _. r' C) S0 g  g$ S> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
> coffee.
>
> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
; }" A9 g0 p& k> 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
9 e) n& H0 L2 ]> 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
6 y" W0 P# J+ N  T# ]> 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.
>
$ n) B$ W" s2 y6 F8 h/ L> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
! g' l$ H5 m+ A3 v6 d" R/ c> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar
  s5 I+ ]& e6 G2 K" g. 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
0 _0 j, S9 U3 f3 B2 ]> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
" b: }" U" U) n& Y2 a9 Z> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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% t- G1 [4 I* n9 ?" k5 j> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
/ S9 N. k% O( E6 }: t: u$ z0 R> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
$ s* w% }! x+ M$ n# ?> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
> remained, your life would still be full.
>
> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
0 m1 r; O* b2 P0 _! [; I  j2 t> your car.
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> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
5 W3 ^& t. M& n% _7 s> 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
> important to you.
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> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
0 A2 T: X$ {4 M9 i! ], z7 R> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
# V7 V  u7 d' t" F! c; N3 ]* ]> 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
" c$ T& x( f: L4 ?- X> 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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' s0 R0 I! J, s: I8 ?9 p! u1 b> The coffee just shows you that no matter how full your life may seem,
: Q7 C3 ^' I/ e8 {> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
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$ R* @- x2 v/ P> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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