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
0 S& O  X% V; V. N- v> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
% u/ n+ x, l1 @2 K5 Q) z; |> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
+ n3 W9 `1 |5 K, C6 K, ~& W> coffee.
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> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
' ]0 F* I- r. b4 R> 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
> 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
> 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.
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' L. J' T7 X- |- P+ \; d> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
! J' ?. i! |' f" i4 t, X! \9 X> 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
> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
> space between the sand. The students laughed.
>
> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
: i/ c' I# Z) T$ F  l> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
( p+ ]& a' ^. c$ w: U; o6 K! X> 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
8 K! F3 y1 l' N1 X( w6 {  u> your car.
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9 k% y. I1 P/ v0 K8 k. S  g> 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
> 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
0 h2 m/ W+ g, O& o2 z" G# T" X  {# g> important to you.
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, L6 {, ?- I' Z> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
# r5 P, \7 |& E6 F+ b% [! r> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
& c# t' @6 b! A8 `> 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
3 F' `4 E( m' W: K4 ^( Q1 {; E7 O# c9 j> 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
3 O% p. K& c- R; S> 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,
0 S) ~! a& ?& g# O$ V. q" ]> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
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  E! s! L* A8 k" H, z> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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