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。
! l8 K: w4 X. L. }! s) ?7 l2 c. }> Subject: FW: Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee
> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
6 T! F# c( F: |# n9 l> 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
! S$ |: V7 p9 R# B2 L; V> of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and
! U' m# I% j/ ]2 _& {7 d  y4 t> 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.
>
> The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar
) u8 f+ l9 ^; c3 X" `" O) @> 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
5 d3 C: `4 D  M+ x, B  U/ ?0 u  s# R> agreed it was.
>
1 A0 z# x7 d) ?$ F2 o> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
% G' z( ?$ x" X( n- k( P; I# Q6 \1 r> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar
% }9 H0 A! R2 q! I> 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
5 H9 z" Y/ [! y( E4 p( l1 r4 @> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
  ?1 a- f7 m/ w> 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
> remained, your life would still be full.
>
> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
' p, s3 y; J  F& w> your car.
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> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
  C9 Y8 x# T, k& W% A> the jar first," he continued, "there is no room for the pebbles or the
) T" i5 `! M$ P0 V> 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
  q+ T- w0 R( u> important to you.
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, z6 i3 f, I  _) ?( s2 A" |> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
6 I, h/ J7 `" x$ y/ [7 v> 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
> 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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3 k  S" {  r$ i( w/ \- M> The coffee just shows you that no matter how full your life may seem,
! h# @) l5 F: O$ t> 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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