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
1 C0 Q2 W: K7 A6 y$ t, X: E> 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
& u/ G3 t; v$ F6 i: {1 c& i> 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.
>
/ R$ `  g! ?- A4 R> 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
> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
> agreed it was.
>
( M4 k+ ^) X: H! R5 I1 H> 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
: E- ^0 h/ S8 U: L> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
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3 K8 |$ h9 @: |  q. _! h1 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
> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
5 E8 |2 Z  M. p> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
3 e( t# K7 k$ y$ s) \' B> remained, your life would still be full.
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; d# j/ a7 s* c, F3 h+ r8 V( y> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
. ]6 e) I' T3 x- i/ F7 X> your car.
>
> 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
8 e: J& A' _, {* w' m% w$ V! M> golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy
2 \, H7 }/ F; m# L- T) f1 l> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
1 l8 b& p8 ]  o! ]  T> important to you.
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> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
: S1 V6 p! v- S1 ^7 x6 Z> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
2 Q3 [* `& F% ~% |8 X> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to
% H5 Z( j$ A) K- g! T& E( Q> 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
> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
>
) |/ B& T3 k& s3 S6 G> One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee
& ^' P7 v8 E0 z3 ]1 v> represented.. The professor smiled and said, "I'm glad you asked."
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$ H- Y1 C$ h3 f' S2 W; X% p; Z& {> 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."
>
7 e+ |1 ~; t/ r3 X> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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