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
* o2 B7 S+ W& H% A7 `> coffee.
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> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
  {% S. y; U; Z. r+ {% Y* {> of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and
1 r. k3 \7 ~) A5 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
8 h, G  A8 D2 I> He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between
% u- q4 z/ l( Y0 ]" L> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
> agreed it was.
>
> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
; A0 l! d0 f$ a$ ]3 s: Q> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar
> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
>
> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
0 F) B7 n! I0 `3 g; A+ y& l> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
> space between the sand. The students laughed.
>
9 o# V2 S0 T* X% a* E& m' K3 z0 l> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
! Q# |; d( P/ p> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
* D' K9 Q3 H( P2 T, ^: I> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
> remained, your life would still be full.
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5 _7 e- {# F( X9 d; r# ]> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
> your car.
>
! h1 \: E5 ]$ G2 a3 X+ \' a> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
* N2 J- k! s. _6 l- r% _# U> the jar first," he continued, "there is no room for the pebbles or the
! }# f2 i# h. t/ ^9 ?> 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
( x: E5 `3 D, `# G> 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
1 j6 f- M9 s" V> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to
& G  z# b3 N- Q) z> dinner. Play another 18. There will always be time to clean the house and
6 K6 i! I4 H* \7 }9 I> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that
$ Y1 q$ E2 K' I8 g> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
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. Z3 m0 R  [; y& g> One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee
; a4 T/ `$ |2 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,
9 b/ N2 J! n) `# S- p> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
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! E$ t4 \; A' d/ D8 C> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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