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
5 u/ k! `. p0 F5 K2 S9 \4 _7 d> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
4 K" v/ e5 w2 c% |2 j( _9 `> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
> coffee.
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8 ~7 C& |, _; N0 F, q; Y> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
2 F0 P% i5 T" J# h, J> of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and
8 V) ?' J* ]( [- U5 k> empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then
1 X" C) C* T# I* `! W> 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
( z7 b/ ~: o5 W9 `2 q6 `> 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
> agreed it was.
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! a9 M2 K8 |1 a& y> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
' X5 M* w, Z( i  |) H4 `( D& ]> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar
  B/ }6 B, D& ]4 z> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
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: N' {2 x. u( m8 N> 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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3 b0 e( I3 K% t7 j3 P2 L, Z> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
) ~( R! M7 ]7 S4 u: Y  m> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
) M, L& `9 C% h> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
8 D+ _- N) ]( ^. a" ?2 g+ f+ ]> 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
4 E3 i) ?+ g4 z4 y( p> 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
$ D% o% w5 H/ _( H> 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
) t3 I' A4 A$ l' z/ c2 l5 j: ^> important to you.
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> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
- G$ n9 ]" \& d% S: Q# B1 D> 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
> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
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  ?2 T" Y: X6 @> 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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5 P1 _. {  C9 A, n. m* \> The coffee just shows you that no matter how full your life may seem,
5 u' V2 {2 w! L% z> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
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- s7 p5 i" Z( G; ^# }> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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