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
6 u0 w4 L, p: I9 _6 r# `) H> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
> coffee.
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5 ~* P0 c5 h+ w2 e  i> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
2 z6 B: E$ `+ H; ^: N> of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and
6 z1 u) M! _4 P' G> 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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> 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
( ~2 v5 s( l$ Y2 c, ?; ~% x> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
> 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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/ G$ h, M0 y+ G# y> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
* e+ V# n$ l) n* t4 M& [. w> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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: }+ M9 C% c: k* ]> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
# D9 Y$ I% m% r& l9 Q/ h, R4 k4 D> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
2 U5 ^: {% u0 s% \! x) G5 U3 J1 F> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
; S6 I/ h% d- }4 _1 R+ P& G) Y> remained, your life would still be full.
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% _- a8 T! X( R6 a9 y# `; i$ `> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
> your car.
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, K! c+ M( Z4 F# F: f> 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
2 @7 f) r0 [4 g) h> 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
> important to you.
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5 e% }5 [" r  d! e; o- E7 [! m" f> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
  w  G7 o3 {7 V7 J+ j> 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."
>
> One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee
- Z0 N! S7 E$ i# q, J> 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,
9 w, t8 B$ U7 v' i5 m) Z> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
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  K% p5 U7 p4 F* {1 _3 F> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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