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
> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
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1 ]4 S" g8 I. n6 a" Z8 t> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
; E7 h2 B2 t2 W4 F1 _> 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.
>
; |% _0 Y4 n% Y5 {$ V> The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar
1 P- `. L% s9 e& ~1 [> He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between
) E7 ]- C" W9 c1 x> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
5 d; I: A) t- c, K$ Z" @2 F5 y: V> agreed it was.
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> 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
> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
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) h3 V* R" V. ^  U) E  A  s> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
; ^: \, h  P6 w2 H9 a> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
2 u4 C* q3 L. ?> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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> "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
/ W% U% W! r' b) O; ^: Q( r> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
# `! Z) H* H( I> 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
, R/ @! @* c: ~( n* P, D> your car.
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> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
& x& E6 m3 S7 B( ?> the jar first," he continued, "there is no room for the pebbles or the
- `7 d% ~9 v- K+ I5 c7 }& V- e  U: Y8 a> golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy
6 c& Q; j9 a$ Y1 O* A> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
1 s4 W  ?! D$ T> important to you.
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/ C) H" `" S$ I' l' f> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
  N: X) S, v3 u* e' s2 J3 l> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
$ V  J3 @3 ^2 ?! B! ]6 E> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to
5 ]* E3 L; ^) t! F; _6 ]7 G8 A! q: T> dinner. Play another 18. There will always be time to clean the house and
) y7 _7 w8 ]! U) T7 X$ p> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that
" k2 t* x: {& v> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
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7 ]! u" ?6 x9 R5 w3 ]* V4 R> One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee
3 S/ n! S+ M3 r8 H1 _> 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."
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( L! t/ f& O+ z  }1 n/ K; n6 }( M> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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