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
/ }: T( J; I2 |) n7 k7 Z> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
  c$ u, W$ W9 T/ e+ @/ Q: x> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
3 @  x' L# }6 _+ K0 j+ m> coffee.
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> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
' B! l* ]1 W- E. N9 d+ H1 j> of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and
0 W5 \4 C' ~" I> empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then
- l6 P8 B/ p! j$ V9 F2 M* ]/ p$ A5 T2 I/ Z> 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
& c* `7 N6 U6 n  O> He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between
" u4 g1 G1 u" y> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
> agreed it was.
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3 _% F1 c* H+ B! E/ \* \> 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
  N# e. y, l- g% v> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
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9 b. F1 x4 l" K2 ?> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
1 P! D, \1 _8 c$ H3 v0 G9 M> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
, r& Q- X9 n$ E# p* m> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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, o5 Z( M! g' i7 ~* d> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
% t8 i; }0 A9 O' W& R> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
  o9 ?3 z5 i$ v6 D. Y> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
7 [4 [; ~3 n0 E$ X; f> 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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& b, Z; x  ^3 W5 X, i8 `4 {1 U> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
7 P; y2 W0 f. D) V/ M1 v> the jar first," he continued, "there is no room for the pebbles or the
* R; n: ~; E; q! {7 S# c> 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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> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
) p$ a+ S2 D& X" Z) G> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
6 W7 {+ A6 D8 M" t3 A) C" b> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to
& s( Q+ d" f) {" N' c> dinner. Play another 18. There will always be time to clean the house and
$ v& o: Q8 R4 Y  }* _0 }" s> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that
) b  D. J8 e: w2 _) P# q' H> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
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  K) x7 h# a+ W2 V, z5 g4 |> One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee
" O# N! l; |' ?; l0 Y* G" F' t( `> represented.. The professor smiled and said, "I'm glad you asked."
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- c% s, \. O9 w( _' F! y* ^  Z> 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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8 D# @& H2 r4 y5 o4 t> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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