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
, D6 P5 k4 G4 S% A; f! ]- g> 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.
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> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
/ I# G* W# F% H1 ~2 F7 _% U> of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and
" `$ ?" L/ s. `! p  x: p# w> empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then
' O3 b* }- W6 e2 [) i+ w) N> 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
& G/ ~- x  W% x) u3 g% Z> 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
> agreed it was.
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4 i( [8 g% \) j; ^" l> 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
8 ]. K  ]3 P1 r. x+ V9 _' h> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
>
" B# q. a  t8 x; ~> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
; X0 z7 _" V, R7 F; e; }/ w> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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1 e9 i4 p- o( }> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
  j* ^( J* g4 \" h> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
- V" ^' E2 g% I) h2 b> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
> remained, your life would still be full.
>
& B) y* M6 @3 F> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
> your car.
>
/ \# F* O/ S% V0 I/ _- R> 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
> 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
> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to
  v6 E$ n6 N9 Q% |: q> dinner. Play another 18. There will always be time to clean the house and
& n) V1 X6 R* L% y* Z- p7 X> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that
( ^1 |* g1 G8 k. z; a) u> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
>
> One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee
> represented.. The professor smiled and said, "I'm glad you asked."
>
> 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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9 i: D2 T  A9 h0 p8 m8 f> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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