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
> 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
> 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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> 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
/ X' ?4 @( f; N+ F> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
> agreed it was.
>
& e, d, c2 J3 j+ M* h  `( w> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
4 Y: S3 l* x5 \$ k8 G8 r> 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
, x( ^$ O5 J4 ~9 I3 p> space between the sand. The students laughed.
>
> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
; T  Y) t9 c( `- _> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
( F" {, @, K% m/ A: t3 j" G7 t> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
# ~, H( o3 j0 G6 `1 H- N> 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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0 y* R# W) b& |( }1 N> 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
; S+ Y* u  l0 a+ j1 T> important to you.
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" J7 R$ V. \* J4 Z' O> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
  w5 S4 _4 a; @+ [> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
+ l  ?$ B% L' X6 J. E) I* |> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to
$ y4 I/ ]( g( G/ F* `7 d> 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
' S$ j( X. G8 ^/ h7 U> 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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0 @" X6 p* m0 q0 |7 T> The coffee just shows you that no matter how full your life may seem,
- \' B; L' X+ L+ t6 ?/ w: X7 Z> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
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0 s% e: K3 i# p& Q! u$ g> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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