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
; s+ Z" \& Q0 w4 h  X> 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
/ c2 E0 Q; y+ u# p' ?> of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and
; ]1 ^: v! d3 F2 m/ f> 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. i+ v8 z& u$ r" l  M. p> The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar
2 y& W; k; f$ J" x" R4 q> 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
> agreed it was.
>
> 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
4 v. i0 [; z2 y, z: M* D> 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
* k+ \$ U( }7 M6 a" l> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
2 F7 U, a: V# P2 ]9 a> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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5 a$ o; c% k1 e" q( `; u> "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
6 G# a( E# U( S% `6 _- d' v( g> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
> remained, your life would still be full.
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. h( S+ A2 v+ P8 k> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
> your car.
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. h+ I  H& W) @> 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
& ?! X) F* Z3 G& h) Y$ W> 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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; ]! ?, o* n$ I" J# ~2 C> "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
> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that
> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
>
> 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."
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> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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