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
> coffee.
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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
2 C$ I% a8 [4 }% z/ |# u  U& m> asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.
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$ H( p6 h9 P0 d+ J0 l> 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
/ T* S% d" I; ^3 M3 o6 ]# i> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
> agreed it was.
>
! U5 J, X5 {( G! |. W9 t2 x  q; [> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
! E' Z; G( h" m( @0 n5 \> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar
4 g+ m* Y- v/ V. 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
> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
% Z( K0 u- [& A( E> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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9 R4 {9 a; Z: |5 c> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
0 B% ]$ h! Y7 v1 T> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
# U) t) i" c# e: R- D* M> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
0 k4 {9 r. G' w6 D> 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
6 |/ t/ j9 [$ K" {% Z> your car.
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> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
4 i) x0 o! Z& U: s9 p, D$ X> 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
. J+ k* H5 W7 F  {( C* G' o  N> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
' C6 V7 b' u+ i/ P- @3 z6 D> important to you.
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$ Q4 I3 F/ t! ^, Y1 @> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
9 s% l4 b- g% x8 Q8 r> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
+ ~) ]. x% r' s; ~8 ^4 a' \> 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
4 U& k8 V( L# g- `+ @8 X' w: T> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that
> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
>
> One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee
/ p' J; ]7 [* C  m1 `: U- j2 O> represented.. The professor smiled and said, "I'm glad you asked."
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# U; b" Z: K* N  _/ x, O' S> 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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> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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