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。
. U6 ?& b5 e; _& ?* f> Subject: FW: Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee
8 @  G% q! s3 d/ T& D> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
- }3 P& i& V# Q4 [& u2 E* p4 m> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
> coffee.
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> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
> 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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9 p' a8 d) C# ]0 U5 H> The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar
) l  N4 v0 C! X( C> He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between
! ~. i0 W; U5 T" L, [> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
> agreed it was.
>
4 b8 v1 z) l5 H0 G& w> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar
3 G, s8 i- u- I0 l3 Q> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
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( G4 k& [, a/ q; |/ z> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
* ^) p+ y# A  c$ y' V0 t2 p> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
9 d- ?, u$ d* G# E% F$ f  a> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
- g+ W- G" k9 W1 y9 [> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
6 V$ @0 ^# `& q$ y5 v> remained, your life would still be full.
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) d7 ]% W3 M7 e9 B5 g9 e; j6 c> 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
> 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
) ~( P$ t$ G7 J6 T; j! R* f> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
4 Q2 L0 }3 N" i" F> important to you.
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> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
" q/ K9 u8 o7 q: {0 M  K/ J> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to
5 k7 B8 X4 [9 b. C/ m> 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
( R$ T, |$ W3 w5 `( U" Z9 @> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
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( P; [& I& w8 m/ S7 z' _7 ]> One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee
1 S" S9 B% U+ \& n> represented.. The professor smiled and said, "I'm glad you asked."
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" ^1 E- h) a0 k/ e& o1 h> 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."
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> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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