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
% e, E% F% m- X* f> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
> coffee.
>
0 Q( Y1 _) G1 f' U) W( a$ m> 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
( y  R: Y- i% R/ n$ V> 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.
>
& q; i/ @+ H; z9 O4 y+ \> The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar
$ ^, l1 f; u/ A7 ^> He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between
- H# I; h& u# G7 z* @> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
6 @3 `; ]9 E# T: k2 O> agreed it was.
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> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
+ s1 A3 _% u& l* |3 @9 E; M> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar
> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
>
> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
- o% U2 ?, d+ C( A6 I> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
> space between the sand. The students laughed.
>
> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
- ]6 \+ ?3 I4 e> 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
/ {4 O3 I2 l' Z( q, r& P, O> remained, your life would still be full.
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8 ^4 F. u( p/ r, q) i> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
# V8 i! M" ?. O  X> your car.
>
> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
* E3 ~4 s7 ]8 \; g6 U' F> the jar first," he continued, "there is no room for the pebbles or the
( a/ C; v/ `" a( G4 p> golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy
# s" l9 m$ q. I- v' d. Z> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
> important to you.
>
>
> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
3 G, \0 J0 y. A2 J> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to
; {2 _; y7 G- b& ^3 J> dinner. Play another 18. There will always be time to clean the house and
# N% N: Q9 z4 d> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that
. k! E, |' n* R> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
>
/ N# o$ K3 T. B+ t7 q: j) W> One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee
. n! F! Y7 x  Y2 e4 [# \8 F> represented.. The professor smiled and said, "I'm glad you asked."
>
' k, d0 ~: d8 a  l8 I& d& s8 o" ~> 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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