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
- h0 Q+ P3 c6 P3 _2 O3 {0 P> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
2 q0 a. O' Q% \- D/ Q3 Z> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
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5 i0 U1 y9 M8 u# G2 f8 X> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
+ m2 S, P; Y) \! _4 r. K: C> 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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, d  X6 l' W+ M/ Q& W) ^7 D5 e> 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
, P* t& P& o) t4 R+ N> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
( C. K/ Q8 f! A; L. f1 {5 o$ [> agreed it was.
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1 Z& ~* X3 ]3 r1 E/ ]8 @! J* C; E3 L> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
; Z& T; k8 C: w2 U, J) N> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar
5 V) D' d. w9 V1 s4 o1 y" n5 D9 F; d> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
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/ [# b( P% l9 J> 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.
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$ y0 I9 s! |5 Y, `> "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
, o0 z6 J( O# Q) x: n! \> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
8 P+ T" s# X' N! x9 W> remained, your life would still be full.
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6 |- i' p2 Y# C! |: H> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
$ }( U' D! A0 T& B8 T6 i7 J> your car.
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, T4 F& ]2 a- o, j8 g8 Z> 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
( K; v" t: U' s4 ^$ q> 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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> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
) X& }  |9 K* h! f  i> 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 Y; t5 y4 }7 h' M- d> 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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> One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee
3 g2 W, w8 U4 s8 e# C* n' n8 ?( D> represented.. The professor smiled and said, "I'm glad you asked."
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> The coffee just shows you that no matter how full your life may seem,
1 y- o$ B  Y0 Y6 I7 v* w> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
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/ a, t" i; H% f> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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