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
. p+ R) ~/ a% A" @# O3 Y> 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
! X  O+ P' x& ~) u! h" k> 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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$ M1 `; k; r7 {( x> The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar
/ T1 A: b7 V$ X! b" p+ Y> He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between
1 s0 h# m* ^. R( o% G: c9 N> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
' P! ^- D4 Q: Y& m( |> agreed it was.
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1 i# T0 ]0 I; k  {1 h7 k> 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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3 S: K* Y1 D: m> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
, Q# A7 m& _6 O. Q8 q> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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' U! I8 J% y6 Y$ C1 O! I> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
$ J  |' R& {* w' B> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
- o1 X- I4 }, B7 x$ A> remained, your life would still be full.
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8 u7 `4 c+ l. U6 ?. m6 V> 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
> 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
7 S7 C1 p1 z" z# }$ ~" [> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
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> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
4 w6 P' @2 y+ p- S8 D: Q5 z> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
. t% H# C9 i% m- p- z7 j  K' k> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to
* U$ E) O6 W0 M! y> 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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: g5 o. ?8 U; C. R! V" X6 R2 ?6 g4 \> One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee
6 U1 Q* G4 E( A, o" Z# K> represented.. The professor smiled and said, "I'm glad you asked."
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2 f) Q. G' m2 }+ n1 s> The coffee just shows you that no matter how full your life may seem,
5 |; v1 T) ~+ ]2 x. G1 y% c> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
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4 |" R3 q& k2 Q2 ~5 H; m> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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