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
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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
> asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.
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7 _) e* L' c/ j5 ?> 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
- X+ R9 O! z# {& P, F- `6 \* o> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
> 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."
>
> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
% }6 Y% @5 m: L> space between the sand. The students laughed.
>
0 k8 @" {, _5 D> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
3 z6 i' p% x+ m% S> 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.
>
> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
( ^' g( c+ b/ j) c2 r> 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
! @: c! H2 t9 G, l" K> golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy
1 p& H) s4 x2 K8 a; X8 G4 [; C> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
  u- [9 t; e, q  F9 n> important to you.
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  @  m; [5 H) B! W> "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
4 C7 g2 A$ n; k7 p" ^) a7 H> dinner. Play another 18. There will always be time to clean the house and
  z1 ]& O  T) R( T1 d- d; ]. T> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that
/ O5 I2 C1 P) j& s7 o& Q6 t- c> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
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> One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee
* _* H; G0 H" S% S1 A> 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,
$ T5 X6 p8 F! {> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
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> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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