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。
6 L- X7 R) [) a1 H> Subject: FW: Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee
, H- C# m* e# `; Z3 X' e: ?# j9 q> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
, ~) ?: o$ W1 v: b> 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
; |0 z  I& V* ?> 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
! w+ f8 M$ b. \6 w4 s# R( M' T; q> 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
) ^9 f% b) k4 \7 k, R: _  {7 O$ p9 S> agreed it was.
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' y5 ]# |* ]% C* C  _> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
' \7 p) b4 p9 }) N! L, ?> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar
0 P6 `0 `8 T0 G9 r> 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.
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8 `; ?2 |- z. O7 O" D. G> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
1 E+ a3 x) }  ?> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
- L1 w+ {/ ~# v& X& A9 y> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
# X( Z9 a3 K. x4 K- u7 Q5 f0 z) {> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
& _8 t- V6 ?& i. A& N: b% x' Z> 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
> your car.
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+ L, x% `, L9 ?/ @/ k> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
# n2 Z' Z0 n/ Z" N6 a: J* I+ J> the jar first," he continued, "there is no room for the pebbles or the
+ M! K3 O. S9 U  C! a> golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy
" r; F( y4 m5 z% M, a/ q" Q: T6 f> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
" ]8 `6 J8 U' N; m- H/ W$ e> important to you.
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> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
: g5 [6 H+ a& Z4 u3 {> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
2 a% i& ~! B4 x0 ?  f; e& k6 p! T> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to
  l% j3 i( C$ J( s% {; N% t> 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
0 [* C9 ^3 |+ n' T: q> 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
. P8 d" O( w7 ]% W/ d7 K& j6 A> represented.. The professor smiled and said, "I'm glad you asked."
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4 R6 w) w7 l- ]+ {' c& J> The coffee just shows you that no matter how full your life may seem,
9 X8 N2 k" y( {" i$ E' n7 |> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
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4 w3 w! Q2 ]$ u9 u" n> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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