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。
& }# K2 i9 ?4 f! E4 E1 z> Subject: FW: Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee
> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
) O' Q7 R- A5 p: E/ g/ z& b> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
3 ^: w, x0 p. C; \/ w5 _> coffee.
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0 j1 h2 H, z( X; j> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
9 [& ]. E  X) J3 O> of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and
7 o$ f, a. g+ a: 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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> The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar
' e4 z1 b6 g3 m& ?: a7 \> 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
6 Y/ p; m" g, t9 K$ A> agreed it was.
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( }4 Q' T" A0 Z> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
& y% J  @8 ?, o5 e> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar
: Q, G; \1 i+ `/ m> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
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2 r" I5 T$ t3 y: h% x> 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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> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
0 d5 C4 t" E: ?: H7 ?  Y> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
- f; s8 D* c. J) u  W> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
9 D( `, P0 Y" @& B( I6 F> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
% I% u( f( b: M1 @- l> remained, your life would still be full.
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. p8 K+ k* f, ]7 Y5 |# s) S+ |5 w> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
> your car.
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> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
6 N& j: @' S5 u' H9 F7 l> the jar first," he continued, "there is no room for the pebbles or the
, R9 ^; B- u9 ]. z> golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy
, U  s5 o9 V/ q4 O> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
9 |3 j9 j6 i% ~1 D, E8 `+ Y7 T4 a> important to you.
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& c' l% M, D1 t" ]! U; _$ f/ u> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
9 t* |( s6 x) U9 K/ W$ S# g> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to
0 W7 M* h2 W4 b9 Q1 M) p: R; r> dinner. Play another 18. There will always be time to clean the house and
; S- U" e+ u5 n2 R- p- _6 `> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that
  m2 d1 B: k' ?0 S2 t9 r1 C> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
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& t5 S& L7 U7 L& {# T+ i: y# x6 M* Q3 B> 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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  g/ _( ?+ I8 E2 }7 y* r> The coffee just shows you that no matter how full your life may seem,
( ~( R! V1 \/ _. I> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
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4 d/ X- o6 r) e" A# [9 ^4 s8 g" K> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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