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。
, g. k, C3 t, x$ L1 t' g> Subject: FW: Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee
8 v, B/ S  B, K5 F> 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
> coffee.
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> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
' Y; V1 D! q. h% m+ Y# y4 m0 ~+ ]> 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
: u1 I4 O: _. n7 S  B6 w: _> asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.
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9 [! k% K- l( d2 z> The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar
" J4 w+ w) c0 s' u" j> He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between
7 k, J3 L* k: ^$ w% ]" w! F> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
> 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
/ q2 [! k' O" Y9 J> 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
) F6 |) C( t6 u> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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1 M! u' k9 @; i  u7 C: x7 Y, w4 E> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
6 ]9 e! S/ F& z2 l3 I$ x' }4 i> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
: M- @: j: K) G2 O6 j9 V> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
3 f0 m( k# a2 T9 p- ?> remained, your life would still be full.
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( v) ]: O) w( }+ S> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
) i+ [1 I1 |* z% G2 V/ c> 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
; n; E) j3 }  X( S4 L+ \- n6 i' o( W> golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy
; r& z) G; j# g> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
$ s! _, M0 x" b$ x$ b4 i> important to you.
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1 x' U% N% {5 c9 m2 ^8 Q% E$ U> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to
) q" g7 L3 K, E1 H! M> dinner. Play another 18. There will always be time to clean the house and
3 I0 M& A, `; c5 ~6 h> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that
* I, G" O& \  M9 E+ B% C( |6 K, w> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
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. T4 H" U* e1 o% R! _> One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee
0 c. z4 N' T4 M8 V9 s. e4 q2 z+ p> represented.. The professor smiled and said, "I'm glad you asked."
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7 l2 h, i+ w$ ~  P7 X( O> The coffee just shows you that no matter how full your life may seem,
0 f3 V& e7 S( x* B> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
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> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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