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
0 P' E# f& k9 }. f1 w6 D> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
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> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
) \- f" ]+ K1 i* F5 C2 Q> of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and
( l8 @4 r1 e+ e9 Y. {; Q6 v% y( o" U> 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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; |9 u; b; c, V  b> 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
; T+ c/ K9 a9 B0 @> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
> agreed it was.
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+ ^  C! n2 g- P! L" l> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
! j) T6 l; ?$ K' y( b. A) `> 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 M5 J0 Q; G3 Z9 E( G> 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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9 T/ a# c4 d& s' V/ e3 j9 x> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
- }: O) b6 `+ L; N  \; T" g4 [> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
( o$ L2 O9 d5 g. G$ R> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
> remained, your life would still be full.
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9 A3 ]4 `7 S' v> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
, H( c3 [2 f  A# H4 K0 x& d> your car.
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& @3 L6 l, G; W2 X> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
- L) h3 s/ L6 v% T. c> the jar first," he continued, "there is no room for the pebbles or the
5 L, X+ k) D! {0 ^/ B# V> golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy
- o- d' S& I' R6 j0 E  I. K> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
, _4 ?- X( U5 ?7 C2 T. b9 y% q> important to you.
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; b2 }7 q  H9 w. G: Q* l% H> "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
5 ~9 q6 k! }1 e. [4 \% l5 P$ r> dinner. Play another 18. There will always be time to clean the house and
; T: j  W9 c" M3 a8 j> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that
$ Z; \! R3 J" l- \> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
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* [1 U5 H. l% A- Y' ~* B3 |! y4 H> One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee
5 j2 _, I5 `1 g1 M' M& p> 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,
4 p8 D1 c9 ?8 @6 w% x> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
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9 }. o+ s5 a) d> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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