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
% y7 e* N) ~0 Y; a, ]% [! W) z> 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
8 u5 ]2 P* G4 k2 O* B> 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.
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! Y( _+ x1 }$ n) \  }( C: O# e> The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar
) x2 ]2 ~  o- Q. \2 e* F4 T( D: A% h> He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between
# I7 ?3 Y7 |9 i& \> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
> agreed it was.
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1 r/ ^2 F& a, O$ T' S3 v> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
( B2 G$ p/ U; z7 l> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar
5 d3 y% H) o$ c( U% y> 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
1 v$ l; k2 r' N; A8 ~; A" u$ W9 l> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
4 [' @4 A+ ]" [> 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
& `/ @  F- a* I' l0 c% p> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
( _: _- u; I% r" \- D& u5 _% }> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
, s$ ^( S) M6 {4 n+ @; C: H> remained, your life would still be full.
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4 e5 X  r" s( V: R& \# T> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
> your car.
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% B+ g0 i; P7 d$ `" x+ y; [> 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
2 l2 \6 ~7 V: B& R* N1 z5 G% I> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
4 t, E" r7 F% D) [/ ~6 C> important to you.
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3 v( t) o& u- I' p( @8 U9 L> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
, N- [0 r" g% m+ w, y> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
( O" [( H) ]$ ?6 s5 \$ W# ?. P> 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
" r# V" n  ^% k0 o- K) n> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that
4 j$ `' `$ m( u* N> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
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0 E' t% S. Z9 e7 p> 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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> The coffee just shows you that no matter how full your life may seem,
0 R9 U% _, ?4 h> 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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