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
> coffee.
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, \9 x3 [( t- f! s+ J> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
/ x$ D+ \: N/ }> 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.
>
% g: A3 w. X' u5 ^. y, E* \> 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.
>
* \( Q- F% Q" s> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
+ j2 F! ~4 A3 r5 p. S6 l> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar
& R3 l4 g4 n1 x) p> 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
3 N/ a( X' {9 C7 l> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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: N- M  k+ q$ S1 y7 W  J/ c$ k> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
> 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
- J, k" \  |/ Y% I0 g7 E> remained, your life would still be full.
>
# ^6 M, t& n( U  L0 H! F> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
3 E5 U; f6 `% t; l8 I6 a, b> your car.
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> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
4 Q3 k" {0 {0 N& @& c> the jar first," he continued, "there is no room for the pebbles or the
+ }1 s3 r+ x) @. F/ u, m8 r# v> golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy
4 K# ?3 C- M; m0 ~; ?> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
  K$ B1 [5 |; t7 O> important to you.
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# C* H, ]$ }) c! X: ]- l+ w> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
0 f' y. N, n# U* ^> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to
' v+ [7 p/ g; F# m2 y> 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."
>
> One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee
  _( K2 O4 I! J( W5 J+ \. {/ \2 |" ?> 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,
7 P9 \' d+ T5 ^& P+ i' s- s/ ^> 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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