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
. H2 K" X: E6 R8 d: i& D7 |" ]> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
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> 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
) u" x  W  K2 ?6 K> asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.
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> 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
7 U: Z! z5 a7 L$ Z+ v, M6 T> 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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> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
% {7 b" T- T2 B8 a> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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7 k5 P. r( z: f4 {4 u> "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
9 x4 V6 `, }( z> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
6 V: W2 Y: m2 `, _9 g6 \> 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
> your car.
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> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
" }) O2 `1 L; R$ {6 ~# Y> 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
> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
. I7 z' n/ ]/ o6 W: o6 Z  N> important to you.
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7 u* h4 T$ G! R- L5 T> "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
$ x' i9 Y; V/ P( d> 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
* }0 n$ h3 ^; q  I, w> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
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> One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee
! `6 q/ [7 {; S% _> represented.. The professor smiled and said, "I'm glad you asked."
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" e0 J3 i1 Q% R* @( x( x3 ?( L$ J> The coffee just shows you that no matter how full your life may seem,
2 p# p0 n" C  Q4 @$ J: P> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
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: w: ^, r  J% l0 a> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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