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
+ V# k1 z- p; T> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
8 M0 a6 `4 c4 z- p! X' S5 `* J> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
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1 }! W( A& \1 j> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
4 `( [  A7 k: P> of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and
9 ?* V+ K& x; ]2 M/ e0 F4 h  x> 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.
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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
0 U" ^% r( \+ Y0 J> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
" q* f' ]7 s6 ]' K- f> agreed it was.
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> 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
9 z" M0 [4 U& H> 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
> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
9 u" u% x4 q0 ^+ u7 ?+ M6 d( ]# i# M> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
4 C. W3 }9 K) d> 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 P& x& h1 g& g> your car.
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> 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
> golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy
! Z& L8 d' t, m  M/ B: @  N> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
* G: |, c& X- {  A8 n8 f5 [% G5 r" }> 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
> 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
6 X! I# }' m$ I0 j* i> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that
8 Y/ c* J6 }) g( ^1 E$ K1 ?> 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
* u9 I7 `. K( j5 i) g; t; `3 C; m> 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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0 V( N; X' v' R/ _9 e> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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