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
+ ~, p9 i- y8 R; `0 U& N6 G> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
( U6 q2 r. F$ ?  x% f* b/ c> 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
> 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
$ q2 ^! h3 q+ s: s! S9 n! L. C> He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between
3 {1 I' J- Q. l/ `/ Y) f- T' g> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
9 l- a! n8 \5 }5 ]2 G: i$ p* i> agreed it was.
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: W% P$ j3 j+ G' G7 r. A& b> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
/ o, V( \2 Q1 I" D( ~, N; C> 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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% v! \. u7 f+ Z# H> 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
6 T0 c; `! b. i5 l7 \8 L: I" r! m> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
3 J7 C' g+ U; T1 K- z% S> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
+ O9 B9 ?) b3 a1 X& h, ^7 }  T> 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
( @( e# V9 n. v8 J- @> your car.
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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
4 \! F0 Y9 f! k9 U7 O> 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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/ V4 W3 T3 I: ~5 V6 t> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
> 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
( Y, ^* o0 L9 [. \> 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
. P  h1 [+ X  [: M$ V9 g> represented.. The professor smiled and said, "I'm glad you asked."
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0 O$ p! t: R5 N$ K> The coffee just shows you that no matter how full your life may seem,
> 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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