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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> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
/ \0 Q* M9 l4 S( J+ w' b> of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and
7 m/ @4 J3 X( x1 _3 h> 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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3 J$ r; \0 w$ X0 h' B) k3 e% F3 I% r> 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
( S- M( R- c( i9 C* p1 Z> agreed it was.
>
9 @1 S  o6 V: n% L  [- U> 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."
>
4 \- i) g" m2 x' a* @> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
2 H; s- ]7 Z; n3 l! `0 m( @> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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, q& l" B* x2 ?: I5 T> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
" L7 c: U/ g8 b* a" C> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
( z; y6 a1 `0 P7 ~: R> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
> remained, your life would still be full.
>
> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
> your car.
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/ `, O1 k6 P, k+ b9 _/ `3 q> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
) _: t) s* P0 ~* u% M# e> 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
2 e6 V( X/ h1 T; P. ?1 J. V/ _> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
) r( z8 r+ c4 ~+ ]. T/ r3 C> important to you.
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* a. Z" R5 }$ O2 ]4 t- V> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
0 y! s+ f4 I: b) e- h8 O, v> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to
> 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."
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! ~5 `3 @) Q; I  ]' U* y/ ~0 v> 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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3 _4 `% M6 j5 t' J4 L; C" Z1 @" k( O> The coffee just shows you that no matter how full your life may seem,
' }6 Q. n  ]( l# K- ~* e3 d: Y> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
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, k3 ~, T9 i4 V0 v, {> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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