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
: O) y5 J% n( R! n0 e3 \3 Z4 G> 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
> of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and
> empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then
3 W8 }6 A$ [1 V# u$ m0 n> asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.
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0 P. j! y4 n* |> 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
, p% [3 ^( l( v9 k7 ^8 F> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
+ D& S  w) Z% _; F5 G) ~> agreed it was.
>
> 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
, R) E+ ^; X& \" [2 N( j) ~4 L! ^& a> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
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> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
> space between the sand. The students laughed.
>
> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
- T" S  B; }/ H> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
/ x: K' B2 `8 k  U0 M$ d1 {> 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
, P2 e% Q: e1 M! o& c* G" @> your car.
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> 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
5 t) O; ?: K4 g" P4 V- P- S> 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
/ X2 X" j+ |' }2 F> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
>
> One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee
% P8 `) ^7 z+ V5 \& J) t' `> represented.. The professor smiled and said, "I'm glad you asked."
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0 l9 h% @) I- e> 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."
>
8 `4 \  t6 l" k+ P- ~> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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