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
: m* j4 C$ `! |" W6 x! `& t: Q> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
8 f' z3 g: Q' U4 E% e, ^. ?6 R1 h/ t> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
> coffee.
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4 p* n, K; ?" x% _" `9 A> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
. P0 @  x. R2 u) H$ Z: A> 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
! J" i; ]9 ^! B% U3 }0 Y4 |  f> He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between
& s# R4 X1 p/ k5 X0 M5 b5 Z> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
> agreed it was.
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4 W! ^4 Q! |" |  H  b8 Q# j  m# l> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
. a  |9 U1 o: E8 o, j2 e' ~( a/ M> 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.
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> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
& V9 z9 w' L9 F$ |> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
# g; r; ~: a: w2 S1 k> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
1 B1 r% z+ Y3 [2 m: h+ w> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
> 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
1 {! ~/ I% Q3 X6 d, o> your car.
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; q6 G% P. i5 M" D> 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
> important to you.
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6 l* R' J/ t5 v9 v4 m- O; f> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
/ W  Q( l* Y* D, S( S" ?) c5 y> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
. |* L* I5 e1 |! t( b> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to
. T2 _& A; v% p- o> dinner. Play another 18. There will always be time to clean the house and
# j8 k' b8 q. @5 m+ ~/ {> 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
- X! p7 x6 f' v# q; l& C- W/ X- F> represented.. The professor smiled and said, "I'm glad you asked."
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/ r2 N8 n4 i* \3 e/ [  N% R( x& Z# V> The coffee just shows you that no matter how full your life may seem,
, I0 U, h+ G) i) W* [) X( e> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
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) s& k. l: s/ k> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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