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。
, R  ]- Y$ S: x8 D& p0 {+ B> Subject: FW: Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee
> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
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> 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
0 O) C/ s, r* q+ U> empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then
2 d( @  W3 p$ d% J( Y> asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.
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4 U" z+ V% J5 z# F% ^4 }> 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
+ u- p: f, u' q. Q8 W2 P8 m> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
( ~  i2 O" F' L6 f> agreed it was.
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' L2 s$ e, D" Y  y) _$ X. b> 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
6 j0 G/ o* }9 \  Q5 P: l- e+ L> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
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/ u1 W" u! e6 X* @% T. j7 @! r> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
% g# Q1 G2 b9 A; P0 T7 A5 F> 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
- o( O6 E6 |2 c% `> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
( U9 N) _& i4 p& W> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
1 U  K5 g6 f! x! }3 p> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
> remained, your life would still be full.
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> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
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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
9 C, |6 e0 }* S6 b> 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
7 W8 o+ E9 U* y' F  r3 k3 e> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
1 n& q, F  D% n> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to
, m! l4 p0 K% j- S6 c) f, ~5 `4 V> dinner. Play another 18. There will always be time to clean the house and
5 p9 k" k0 p8 m% L. s( f- `- y> 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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1 `( E0 T8 n0 {. \2 Y% t  s& J0 s> 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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> The coffee just shows you that no matter how full your life may seem,
  I. s' y0 {6 v, y1 i2 G6 a> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
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> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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