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
> coffee.
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> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
2 F8 N2 s  J4 p& Z> 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
7 |6 A8 c. z& u$ C8 R% ?6 H> 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
3 i, M4 V0 W' y6 h/ F> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
. P% |7 y% j& e$ ]> agreed it was.
>
> 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 h; c4 _& \+ ]/ P' V  n> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
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! O' p8 D" o6 C" F> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
- C  q" @/ i$ a  [! Z& o& I% g8 H> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
6 u0 I  }" i. g" Z  Z> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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7 S8 N* T" p# y: m0 U  [7 R> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
+ f+ l  f5 T/ x> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
; G4 W7 x$ }) ~3 D$ x> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
* b. \* D5 w9 b> remained, your life would still be full.
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* S1 n  r% u" a9 o* u8 A* a% U> 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
" _1 i4 v2 d$ m" S% V> 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
> important to you.
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2 z9 n" b! f( Q* X  `( i2 S4 l> "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
4 F) d7 O& l; ?+ ~4 A> dinner. Play another 18. There will always be time to clean the house and
; M, B6 d) M5 a. k$ _> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that
$ g! ^8 |4 Q1 i1 b2 q! A& N- y3 x% M> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
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. u/ W& Y4 p9 c# u) C> One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee
+ r8 M, p$ g1 u" m> represented.. The professor smiled and said, "I'm glad you asked."
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6 v% l+ B9 _% [" r/ M1 A) e> 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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1 I, I+ u  {# I> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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