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
- E0 I7 u% p. }7 q> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
> coffee.
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9 d/ Z! Y8 j6 Q" X5 S' z) L8 ?> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
' A( v( y2 D% q1 t> 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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> 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
  E- p* `, p3 H; a9 F4 O> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
: z9 |1 Z7 P& b6 ^3 h> 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
> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
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8 z) M- ^. [+ |; t7 x/ i> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
; x9 |, l( N# @$ k- m> 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
2 d+ i+ {8 B  o: \  q> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
; f4 ~7 D7 ?! W2 E; D* w> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
) I: F; l6 }$ a9 ^3 L> remained, your life would still be full.
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, q* V: o/ z/ p) ~& @> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
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> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
# d" C* O# R' t# B> 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 w$ s4 a! {7 ?! h* n7 ?> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
> important to you.
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+ _/ u; A+ y/ y> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
7 @& T% O% R, m9 X( P* ?> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
$ P6 v- C( Z8 I  }/ a, y& x> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to
9 a2 U  J; d% i2 ~1 v. t/ w> dinner. Play another 18. There will always be time to clean the house and
/ M# Z/ c4 A( }( O9 Q6 {9 c& P> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that
4 _4 ^- r* R9 R0 J; b  Q# v: }> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
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$ W3 y8 Q* w3 E# S& |> 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,
> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
>
> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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