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
6 z& w- V2 [! v! @: s7 c> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
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> coffee.
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> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
7 s6 P' |1 S5 K* z' ?  Y. _> of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and
- w- O8 E$ B- z% P) ]: {( H+ w> 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
! k9 t' A/ o' W+ L- O9 V% \> He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between
; @7 [( H( W$ ?1 w6 P> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
1 T0 @/ E$ B2 G, v7 S! `> agreed it was.
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& R. u( V3 \+ a> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
2 ~% Y% X2 `' c$ `) _' t> 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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5 U) Q9 @- h/ i9 E6 A, ]> 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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8 ?$ q" ?6 I. G9 s> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
$ m- V. g' h6 {> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
# p* N* T6 D5 n> 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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> 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
& A5 m# p4 s, x) i5 F/ M> the jar first," he continued, "there is no room for the pebbles or the
. ~# e6 V. t: s, j8 g+ Y7 p. s> golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy
: Z' w+ N8 ~' {0 ]> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
> important to you.
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. i. S. b% X4 r' A> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
% S  e7 G; B* y- E5 a( w> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
$ \& I# X- r8 J" }> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to
0 z" j4 {( ?' f9 Q1 p6 U( }> dinner. Play another 18. There will always be time to clean the house and
+ f, s# _7 A, y  K% h" ]7 z: e0 Y> 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
> 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,
, o! o1 p; r( v& T> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
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" w8 n3 f- z/ Q( l! O, U) i" p> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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