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
( p6 j+ F/ k6 `, @* G> 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
! s0 I. u# s' B> of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and
' m8 Q* R& `/ s$ Y' C> 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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4 `  \. I! l" t  G3 K> 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
1 X; t* |0 K5 C> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
4 o& ^* G( Q) U8 ~6 q> agreed it was.
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% G0 Z/ a+ B  L; I: H; ]> 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 U; o9 Y8 p" M2 F7 f/ Z> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
) d0 D+ O' I( u5 `4 i! _' T5 v1 r2 z> 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
> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
0 p- Y* J8 y9 v7 {/ [> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
  P! w8 L- b7 c# q' n, u7 g) q4 C> remained, your life would still be full.
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' V, H9 D+ t8 n3 G) a9 M1 R$ i> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
> your car.
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% [4 f# O0 O8 I2 _: b. E2 T> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
8 g4 N) D/ @5 R7 D1 @$ G; @> the jar first," he continued, "there is no room for the pebbles or the
/ m  L0 T0 |1 ?> 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
2 ^2 B+ y" w" [1 i) X5 ?> important to you.
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> "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
; n$ Y. q; @4 E! F- E0 T6 S> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that
& r/ e* ~6 j( U9 X9 Q> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
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; B4 H& F$ i# @+ b) |5 h+ L> One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee
> represented.. The professor smiled and said, "I'm glad you asked."
>
> 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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