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
> 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
> empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then
. H, z8 |7 i+ g0 K7 [> asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.
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9 O  q' n% C* W* G> 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
8 q7 _: C# g* f7 w! h/ a$ ^5 a2 {> agreed it was.
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- p7 W1 t9 C0 M& {' m# o2 w* e0 H$ O> 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
2 D2 s3 a$ y! {  f8 [/ k2 F4 i> 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
9 A7 q* @" S5 \2 _, I! r> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
: y0 C+ w" I2 e# O. H> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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6 z4 C- k6 V& n" w3 x. u> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
% Y' J, u1 L$ ~2 \4 M> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
0 Y# ]% o9 E* S$ ]> remained, your life would still be full.
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9 m4 F8 E) ]3 }/ g, t> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
2 @5 \' {( K/ f" n# ~> 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
> 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
6 B* d  P& X# F/ S( r4 X2 E> important to you.
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> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
. a6 k# t& M( ?' a, U: P* W- l> 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
  e" ]4 C5 X0 t* z" V7 F  M: E> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
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  k+ R9 k. e# h> One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee
% |6 y- t# w/ `9 X> 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,
7 e/ K( f- U  e$ |& O& O6 W  B2 m: `9 z> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
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2 H  |" Z! F/ A- _7 q> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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