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
3 W9 }* y. ^5 D' l- ^1 v7 ^> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
  I: L$ I( F) F  i& G! B( I* B) D> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
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* C! C3 f% _7 k5 c> 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.
>
: Y9 O9 x1 n- P+ c0 n5 Y% G> The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar
' \: Z. b9 Y% B' d> He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between
/ r' G$ o" K9 D> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
0 L, t, |. Y8 g5 |> agreed it was.
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! j4 s) B+ t. d  W, u& s  o0 [> 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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> 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.
>
> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
/ ~; k5 z+ m, D4 j7 P7 p> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
) L' X% m" }; Q7 d/ z( X# C> remained, your life would still be full.
>
> 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
9 L, c/ t- r6 i4 }1 H> golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy
/ ^5 c) K5 j+ I+ X. i> 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
> 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
4 S# N, c$ |  O9 u0 E& [> 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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& W2 L- Z. p$ [1 |# x' B( S> One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee
& c6 j# _6 Z$ ?. m1 B> represented.. The professor smiled and said, "I'm glad you asked."
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; b& l' p+ c1 N+ {- h1 }# A> 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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