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
5 [5 w5 L3 V: n  I9 u4 |( O% x> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
1 S% _2 D! I+ H# m% G3 N4 |> coffee.
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2 d; z; t0 X; }' u5 M, X> 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
$ e5 ~$ `7 b% ]: W( X> 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
> He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between
! _4 O* I3 V: A> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
" W5 J; {+ @# P: M: h' ?& n> agreed it was.
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> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
5 q  M' L0 @6 q! b! L* B9 \> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar
2 m! M$ I2 v( `2 r7 A9 |. L> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
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, U( M  a3 W' @: i# u3 r- w7 Q> 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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) ?  ~0 w' p& g4 ~6 _( n8 P> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
: a# ?. [' g  \1 ~> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
8 u8 w& K3 c! O2 O> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
> remained, your life would still be full.
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/ f! v. z1 \& V2 W7 H( J( V> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
> your car.
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; i# k( d: k& B, @. C# U> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
( G0 X4 z* N" ]5 w; h8 }4 s% u> the jar first," he continued, "there is no room for the pebbles or the
; e$ B& H1 o; I7 @# C> golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy
7 a9 r6 ^6 [* O$ z0 I> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
/ w# H/ P) i) J( y  {- S> important to you.
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9 V5 c2 B) {: |9 }. U> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
1 v! ], X3 p3 W2 x; c. |, j> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
> 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
> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that
. t3 ~1 Z4 D, H# l2 @# u5 P> 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
$ b2 m# B6 K+ ~! |! g& i> represented.. The professor smiled and said, "I'm glad you asked."
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> 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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$ Z; t) \3 Z% Q> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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