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
+ c7 @0 i; V* C# r. M> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
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> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
& n, {) W5 `8 t$ m2 r0 l> of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and
0 }' l0 A! U6 \) v- a8 c> empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then
* O" g6 q+ K/ Y; J% p> 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
> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
  D, X# Q  [  E# v, ~8 [) P2 ?! K> agreed it was.
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& f( J. P2 u0 f! t> 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
* k# M5 \9 Y+ ?5 W> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
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$ P! Y* C" M. W: B% A$ X, ?$ [0 n" _> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
: e5 A+ h& L2 b: I7 L> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
7 Q: s; s/ r) @! G# @3 ^; E> 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
* A$ l( H. _' S# S+ o' V> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
> remained, your life would still be full.
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( @9 C% W: Y4 A  [7 M6 @> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
> 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
% b7 x3 n' ]! w: x. K> 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
  [% K. r- N3 Y+ q> 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
& w$ ^+ `  |$ W/ ^' ~) [6 z' b" P+ L> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that
* i0 e4 M& s+ s2 n& a> 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
> represented.. The professor smiled and said, "I'm glad you asked."
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. \* R( q; d" v$ u* l" Q> 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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& m7 h5 B( h+ Z; j4 a9 d) b& P> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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