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
& Z) P' C) Y& _1 B/ S> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
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  H: e9 d* G9 q7 y! z. M> 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
* ^& t) L/ s  B5 C  h2 k> 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.
>
1 ?! S6 b# D0 e/ z& d> 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
4 A& x5 X# s* I" X8 H> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
8 o; L1 S/ t7 {- |: }6 _) I2 t/ n+ B7 }> agreed it was.
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> 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
0 b3 K, C1 _8 G> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
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5 O' l* X  a5 o8 }> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
( n, ]! q  y3 Q8 e3 d$ Q> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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5 e& w; ?- ^$ w* N7 Q> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
/ p6 D+ p5 }4 G" i. l! g> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
2 d9 B# y8 {" P( s; ~2 p1 x  t> 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
> your car.
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9 N# I& g1 n! ?1 D% B* a> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
# o3 g& m- X7 d2 a$ I$ Z> 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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! y; H9 o) ?+ g8 R9 u> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
4 T' n3 Q7 z3 Q$ C> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
( S# h  V+ P" [3 y$ u& k7 v/ n> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to
$ [( d3 ~! t* `> dinner. Play another 18. There will always be time to clean the house and
9 d0 ~) ~6 t3 k2 W) \& f$ H9 O4 O" ?> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that
, k$ `7 r# Y& y6 x3 C. G> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
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- t# i6 U+ L7 ~' g. T: p: m; U% h> 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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, D$ r# S) T3 g$ J1 X9 ^> 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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5 Q/ X! D) F, |3 W- Z> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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