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
> coffee.
>
> 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
& r3 H% @" R3 B8 ~# ^" T: X> 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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" _# A! W" E. Z/ j( m> The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar
" d% Z$ |& d8 C* f' w4 R> He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between
' T( Y. j, j! u# ?4 O> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
> agreed it was.
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. B  G0 H- j# Q  G5 r# _9 {: c> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
7 r* }4 S& M! E/ ~  W; F> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar
/ S* m) z% |) B> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
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, P, f9 F9 ^. a* V/ F> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
# N0 R' j) S# o) `> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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> "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
> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
0 N% C+ }! x, j* s: O1 o> 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
! a& f4 Y3 j: 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
> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
> important to you.
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1 w2 f0 Z( \3 z  |0 m+ s( w! X6 Z5 i, G> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
4 s- I. m. Y' e# @> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
: U5 J; j# Z* q# w" ~* _6 e7 I> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to
2 M1 a/ E& M$ x9 N7 b+ f4 i> dinner. Play another 18. There will always be time to clean the house and
0 i1 ~# A$ T  n2 I1 S> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that
6 m) ?. G5 Q0 \: x/ C6 Z> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
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1 t/ w0 F0 i1 t> 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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+ s: p  m, I; c' I+ L( o> The coffee just shows you that no matter how full your life may seem,
> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
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, v/ x+ R/ L0 Z* U- e" `> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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