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。
: b, {2 H' D! e; I8 G4 Q> Subject: FW: Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee
& c! o: A  }; C& v6 Y3 ~* N> 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.
>
; o2 w1 ]% ~# H4 y' Y; L+ G> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
; D8 }. e- M! J> 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.
>
> 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
8 C2 h( q' G- P$ i- i1 _> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
> agreed it was.
>
2 i2 ~8 K# \4 l  Z) D> 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
! J' x( O8 F: v! I" a6 w6 W9 ]' ]> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
>
. J- ^, G. Z6 H% 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
' E6 X: {6 S/ I> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
% W& |  F( l- D! z: y1 v' U> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
0 p) c: |; }& P> remained, your life would still be full.
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& A( C' B( b* A3 n> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
0 g7 D1 J$ \# y2 J6 Z1 S# r> your car.
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> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
  H  O4 e. l) Z> 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
> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
> important to you.
>
>
6 Y. x, r9 x6 T0 N& I> "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
8 P- e/ ~" ]- k; S  v> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that
3 r( N# f4 R0 P/ B" c7 r: ]> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
>
> One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee
8 h1 w, [/ J+ x- ?" P# j> represented.. The professor smiled and said, "I'm glad you asked."
>
, n! Y+ K' g2 t) k; G* A3 H- H9 _> 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."
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> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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