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
- X) s; M, j6 m& y& f> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
6 p5 {0 x: s& K. \4 G> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
> coffee.
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, K$ u" x; L" W; U: ^( L# G  G) N! X7 P> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
2 F2 B" b; }/ t5 V& g> of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and
3 u* O& C: m  ?( g8 F+ }- z0 ^> 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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5 I( |( Q+ V# w2 S1 T" `) ]9 A( Z> The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar
/ A+ q. {! B! `% b# B> He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between
- s- U5 \# y/ K" G# J1 s7 C3 Y> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
> 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
! ^8 L( l9 s: o* Y> 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
, h. z6 a5 \5 ~7 F0 {- l3 H2 f> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
7 d, x7 U! G, t% G! q7 S4 e! C> 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
> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
> 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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! N! j9 _" e, N> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
3 _) H) W4 F, u' E( ^% `! s* V4 P> the jar first," he continued, "there is no room for the pebbles or the
" P( h3 s4 G1 l) ^  A! l' F> golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy
5 D6 C/ R7 h, Q> 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
4 m/ k. E2 V7 w4 l> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
/ a/ I5 q  b; z+ c> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to
8 d0 t$ y# k: u: c> dinner. Play another 18. There will always be time to clean the house and
$ P% v" ?# h0 M% ?& H/ W> 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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0 j$ X" p$ S9 ^% T' j) f: G> 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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! |9 ]7 x4 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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7 b% O6 G8 ]9 I9 g: j" M> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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