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
5 b) H  c- s3 C6 b# ?# s/ q> coffee.
>
> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
7 n; d4 ^& l: E8 _> 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 o0 x$ I3 _  R+ w7 y> 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.
>
> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
9 p0 R. E2 w+ O6 \) W! y! X> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar
; c% |0 Y9 t0 [1 l0 Q> 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
> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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# E. O1 C8 I/ T  ]8 |; ?( w1 u> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
( }8 i3 x) y6 g6 H> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
- h; b# a  |# \, s> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
- Q1 c, I' X& y$ S+ k# e! a> remained, your life would still be full.
>
( B4 u2 P% M8 q% E- j2 y> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
> your car.
>
2 i5 `6 z0 d3 J! b( \! U> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
5 M' ^+ x6 l& u( h1 n( s8 x  F7 q> the jar first," he continued, "there is no room for the pebbles or the
> golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy
: q- c# W8 F5 G6 s" ]0 j8 I- ]> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
. _& Y5 `- H  B7 \$ W> important to you.
>
>
" J/ J; S" u& c& H> "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
> dinner. Play another 18. There will always be time to clean the house and
+ C2 ^2 r1 w9 H> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that
> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
>
! \. t% v3 H+ O7 Q9 M6 {> One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee
> represented.. The professor smiled and said, "I'm glad you asked."
>
2 ~' L- M1 m7 a# q  F5 q4 z( t> The coffee just shows you that no matter how full your life may seem,
) B2 B0 Q7 V) e( u> 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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