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。
3 `$ I; ]/ [3 D1 G, [% n> 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
6 L! U4 W+ U5 @) p> 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
- |0 [8 }# P  _3 e* N8 h, ]% i> asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.
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' o  \: D. g2 a> 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
* e4 i7 s5 y5 y8 R4 l+ J( j> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
* x8 I. L+ a2 ?> agreed it was.
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$ h. L% n9 T" g* d4 V> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
0 W, [8 ]2 s6 x  y& ]> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar
> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
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, D9 T* h+ H( D8 ^> 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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" M( {1 _6 u3 u1 ]1 q$ O- X$ X/ c> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
  X3 O3 C# ~  p  U> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
1 @9 W& U" d0 K* U8 o> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
# y# d. W' r$ Z> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
( b$ W$ M8 O9 {) u> 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
4 A' S; X; J; c# u3 r$ G' Y> your car.
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9 U* @* c$ D% {9 Z> 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
0 v1 a9 H$ T7 \> 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
> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
9 r" M; E/ I$ l% P+ v3 P, r> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to
6 _; i' r8 Z) r, |. o( g1 }) i> dinner. Play another 18. There will always be time to clean the house and
# p! ~- V4 s2 Y( W, {& Y> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that
0 f9 \6 a+ G( ?/ [8 J4 b> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
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/ r9 l# t& |8 i; J4 W. }> One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee
4 k" W/ Z  L1 G> 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,
* e6 y; J: `) U) V> 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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