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。
/ R4 J7 ?* @& g, t, b6 g3 u; ?7 k> Subject: FW: Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee
$ ^( `, |: F+ D> 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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3 x9 Q# q) |9 Y> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
- P8 e" o; H7 R* X2 D, x5 k> of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and
( Y, b, |$ w; b# d+ A> empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then
+ H( G6 n( H* e> 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
) D/ Q4 n, ~/ y: \' i# u$ ]8 L> 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
$ |6 C, g' m3 `> agreed it was.
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5 ^) p- L2 i* I0 [9 V  i5 o, ?* ?> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
9 K) o. O3 L7 I4 {> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar
8 O6 r$ K; \; S$ i> 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
" ^, a2 P1 J& x  _6 l8 k3 L5 ~, l> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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2 J8 Q' c2 t8 i8 m% r2 ]5 _3 l> "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
> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
> remained, your life would still be full.
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1 L+ Z; X- U- s6 A0 r- n: U& W> 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
' [& [2 o" {$ Z% i5 f4 O; T> 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
7 ~7 O0 r6 S1 r* x> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
/ H2 m5 s% I* i> important to you.
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2 e; q  [6 c% ]% u4 B1 O> "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
> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that
* |3 I/ N# [2 Q3 n+ ]8 n4 K> 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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> 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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