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
+ f$ g* u/ z7 W1 X6 A> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
% e- c2 S5 F3 `) k  U. O0 ^& z; u> 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
> 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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, f7 p3 j2 X) E> 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
> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
> agreed it was.
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$ w; q, ?+ W: k8 t$ }> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
7 u: A/ I* i2 I6 V5 y5 `6 P2 H: o) `> 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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> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
) S- `: k* L+ e* l> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
7 v5 J2 V- A% e. U; k> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
5 ~" [& N5 [  ~/ w7 ]0 P" \> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
- S0 x: A, j8 j+ }3 i( V, E& A1 N. Z> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
2 a1 g& v2 C2 O; w5 c6 Y% e> 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
1 M" B/ k9 j. o6 K% [2 U& W% H> your car.
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  @1 m, _3 D% k5 f  R> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
( n# Z$ m. z5 V$ Z* q' t> 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
6 c7 r, y0 ]9 \+ J$ ~& I> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
! S" Z' y! }! t- u7 [) B& y! S> important to you.
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> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
9 X& t5 l6 G" W1 ^/ S- m. J> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to
, M! G9 Q- z# H> 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."
>
9 O7 [; I6 J7 F% y* s4 f> One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee
& r3 N0 |& t4 T( ]> represented.. The professor smiled and said, "I'm glad you asked."
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/ |+ ?1 G, P; H. N+ ^( {8 @> 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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