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
7 i0 `1 Z  {% g. Y- Z4 p> 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
; e, P8 C( b6 O" z% O: A5 x> of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and
: u: }% Q5 K& r5 X, @) k* B- v: J> 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.
>
1 y' j& S- s0 _8 i8 X8 L$ ^+ r( c# I> The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar
3 I9 x+ A+ p% |' r* D> He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between
1 d+ V: s; T$ B0 b8 D& Q# b7 Q> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
4 p! m0 h: z- I1 l5 y> 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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. V1 c7 X/ d  J5 q# j; j> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
, U) E0 Z4 l5 _' t9 l% r> space between the sand. The students laughed.
>
* \+ h& L- _& g( o0 ~( `# f8 D5 X> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
6 }% g# R. B3 Y3 R. [5 O> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
3 x4 `, D8 X8 v9 t4 s> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
> remained, your life would still be full.
>
> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
> your car.
>
& q7 W0 n# C- a( ^> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
9 x# Z1 \" y- t$ X' b# N2 ?; p> the jar first," he continued, "there is no room for the pebbles or the
7 Y& |! E$ O) w- Y$ J; p8 K> golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy
' ]# X8 i, }3 C> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
> important to you.
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% [+ r; Q& M& `8 _& c$ K> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
; I' w  h: q: g> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to
* K% i% I; l8 S" R2 }4 u# X> 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
+ s/ |& ?# T* Y" D- j) v0 n$ d> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
>
> One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee
" x% Q: o) A' n> 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,
> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
>
> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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