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/ R% O& v+ M6 e) T( P5 l> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
  H: D/ B: F1 }> 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
> 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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* B5 Y7 V6 y+ Q; J, e8 y1 h> 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
3 ?, w. N- H( h> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
" [7 t" E( H( o$ |( d: d+ U6 v> agreed it was.
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( w% e1 F& ^- R% f5 ^> 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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. y' i8 D" @1 m* }6 {! M$ G2 C; i> 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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/ e8 ?6 P. R1 ?  G5 Q3 H2 A  o8 H> "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
, s2 e2 j! P( u1 ?# k( D> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
9 t, s# A: x. p. f# x! q/ U> 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
> 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
> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
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; \! s0 w0 a  a) O  m> "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
* i) z' `7 S1 T/ z8 n" `5 y> 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."
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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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5 T$ x* d2 b* D> 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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