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
: W/ N  e* \) u9 T. c/ }4 P. x> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
! t  X) @. g8 J/ L( y$ x" G> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
> coffee.
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" \4 |6 |( O$ J1 h$ r* X> 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
  o1 h+ X4 Y3 [7 e+ y5 z  D) [> 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
8 p& @& c; A7 G  Z; _: _> agreed it was.
>
3 K8 m& r, I, z+ m% d> 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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> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
' f# x  n2 y! n/ w> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
( }1 e/ q: C/ `0 O> 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.
>
> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
+ R+ ]: [, S! g" k7 k: N& g" A/ n> your car.
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# {8 N. ?# `, p& p1 l8 T: I" c> 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
, b  x1 n0 D9 a' {* u5 w& _> 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
4 ~4 v7 u- b7 U> 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
4 \0 M) Y. f8 Y3 |* q  g% I> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to
; t  g! H: v: Y8 O> dinner. Play another 18. There will always be time to clean the house and
$ D! q- g0 |6 x> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that
' l5 l! m& U, v# g! ~> 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
) f( t! Y2 R9 \6 m- o2 R> 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,
# I5 v% Y8 ^$ n3 V) N> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
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/ v3 C2 G. N) ~7 F" q> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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