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
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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
6 S/ u, z, [2 Z! q: D- K> empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then
" S& t; I3 c$ o> 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
* y  \/ `6 y! C6 ]7 b! a$ P> 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.
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$ L& v: \1 b! k9 [+ w- d> 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
% G/ a# `, O1 S% ]> 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
/ z! r* y! g) P7 [" r% z; [9 [> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
) z3 a5 t+ M, O' `# [! g% 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
2 @8 w0 G0 _8 |7 q( |2 Y3 A> 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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7 ?+ y( Q' E5 X: Y( e3 Y# @> 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
$ T' e3 _8 K' M& t# I> 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
9 W3 y6 }4 B4 C4 @1 s2 X9 W5 i> important to you.
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# W0 E! F7 @$ s5 U" U: O> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
( b: @$ D- h' r% z; I> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
: W3 E* R* K% _$ c> 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
, B1 c: B& g* x/ x8 E> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that
2 ?2 n3 ^* _, G3 G6 n> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
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; c: E* N6 I+ d: c> One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee
- T% h( m* b9 F% k> represented.. The professor smiled and said, "I'm glad you asked."
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" x0 m, h+ a6 g/ v9 l> 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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6 k' L" y0 j( R" k+ l> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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