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。
. \1 l) }/ p& h1 S0 }$ h+ }> Subject: FW: Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee
/ Q" Y" }6 {- s! n  d> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
: t+ ]$ c( Y8 a6 E1 h6 N9 C5 [4 G) b> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
> coffee.
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3 n! x' d0 ?2 C$ d2 j/ T: J( h> 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
> asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.
>
: I/ h  X. d! y7 T) q& K> The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar
( n8 C, a1 \# }) e- }' Y$ b> He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between
1 q% ~3 t2 e3 Q4 L. q6 ]9 N! w> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
- i4 y7 A) k3 N- }# P> agreed it was.
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( ~2 l  I1 K3 m* H* A% r; _) K& 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
- k. y, D9 u# @> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
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) P$ x1 ?. S2 y* m* R: p> 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
- x+ V/ G' m$ @5 z, [1 ^* V3 o, P& t> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
5 V8 ?0 \( V( q& c. ]> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
% w8 ]0 I+ c# y> remained, your life would still be full.
>
3 G. h5 L/ |! c8 T9 m> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
> your car.
>
> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
6 q) L0 G  C$ j& l, R0 _2 b7 J> the jar first," he continued, "there is no room for the pebbles or the
, O5 W1 p* R9 U1 m, ]6 B9 p> golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy
" r: {7 Q: R$ p  e/ Y& [0 d2 N> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
/ x+ [: p) v* R1 a> important to you.
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- ~) f3 A  Y# k> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
- d& d4 i. j/ n> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to
) f8 g6 }; B$ ~; W> dinner. Play another 18. There will always be time to clean the house and
( e& x6 E$ O- _> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that
> 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."
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4 f7 {# b* a1 Z: [: G> 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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