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
. O- w$ R2 J$ p9 N  i; D> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
1 V; L3 I! F. }" _# L9 z1 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
& e+ l7 W9 M9 Z( n% K; Q9 g. ~- Y> of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and
  [) l1 Q; f7 M  k! w% h> empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then
: m7 K; i3 t0 R% }# i> 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
# q: P# Y+ c  E; h> He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between
1 a* Y: a" E# P3 n; h# ~' L& j5 w> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
, j! c% Q% W  Z2 I/ d> 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
. x/ ]/ F* Q  x6 n' M% X( Z3 G> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
  O% `, F2 T# |7 e% U7 A9 R# a) T> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
& }$ J# v4 k  V3 H% g> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
* p$ D2 U1 a; q' `: _' s8 ?, U> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
9 S) y( ?( A) C3 M. v2 f/ m0 ?& l> remained, your life would still be full.
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2 B" k: I/ s% K2 E  b- J4 {> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
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$ x" A& P9 m+ Y8 c+ G& W> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
5 ^8 N8 N' i- t2 _1 b% `) ~& |> 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
! [- ]! v8 @/ b' o  r> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
> 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
* z' m9 {2 @! b& d. w. W> 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
$ D- o/ O- P. Q* A> 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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> One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee
3 n# O# w4 f4 o7 F4 e8 W> 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,
5 Q# `) W  e( ^$ b% i% _> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
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/ m8 @& W% n1 M( R! P; M" E: Y> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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