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
) P8 ^$ H$ e& x: F( F! K. r0 S! M> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
) g3 B4 w1 o5 P2 ?> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
+ |9 |( b# \4 ]* H' d9 a> coffee.
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  F7 y- z2 C- e0 y2 ]> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
; J1 t8 n: ^+ U9 P8 L> 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.
>
+ z; g0 G2 V$ }+ v: o- 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
> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
> agreed it was.
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! t- l7 ?6 v/ ^" i> 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
7 E( P9 o: [# N> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
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) H0 m( ^* a/ g9 T4 x> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
1 v4 O1 g" `2 o. X> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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3 x) @. [8 }+ B7 S> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
+ p2 L8 O8 v( M  L$ f) ?% i> 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
& `& U( L( h0 y9 A) C4 |> remained, your life would still be full.
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3 t0 c& _0 O$ F+ b> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
> your car.
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> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
% M4 T* V: c% l5 S> 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
+ G* g) f+ l/ V> important to you.
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- k% k+ M& V1 G! u5 S+ E> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
& A, B3 q% I" A- D# D4 e: x3 W> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to
! \: Y0 n4 Q# z6 @> dinner. Play another 18. There will always be time to clean the house and
- [* r! t7 c7 W* A/ [' ?> 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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; W9 g+ b. k, b/ R* F> 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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: o+ [4 V$ X6 h) ~- w> 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% r0 N7 F1 j* N8 k> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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