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
, ~1 |2 f0 ]" E$ F# t. B- g  D1 q> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
> coffee.
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$ C+ p9 y& `. k, a& H/ G; Q2 H1 v> 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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+ e) T3 {" H3 J8 p' t> 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
& A3 Q4 x8 ~( X4 R, s> agreed it was.
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/ P, v# s* Q2 w> 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
> 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
3 U$ k, c8 l# A4 m! j# U; k7 p> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
0 f/ {. Y) M! G4 I) M5 e) ]. k- x7 y> 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
2 I2 P6 P9 C& d& P, [! R' h3 B" M> remained, your life would still be full.
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; L, ]4 G/ U1 @2 P% M> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
5 X6 A! }- |4 f> your car.
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3 H4 b) ~/ R9 n> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
1 \- O% O! C; C- U> 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
> important to you.
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> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
2 z4 t; N) w0 h* \2 k> 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
! H1 O0 V; J5 |> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that
1 y- U2 V. F( |4 a/ H> 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
> 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,
> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
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' i$ j& M' c- F% _- j: E> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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