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.
>
> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
% s/ _5 W. P4 q& h6 `! k> 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.
>
6 ^8 `0 s( v% q7 T> 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.
>
) n: t( c. R) u& B( V> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
; D3 [9 g, D5 ]& g5 @7 ]> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar
- d( a% Y8 r! h2 o> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
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9 K! e9 x5 I* H& q& ~& H> 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.
>
> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
3 K3 }( s3 j/ V8 D3 F) T' A> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
+ W! N+ M% _' u3 s> 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
> your car.
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> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
> 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
; q4 X. _5 Z4 {4 W: q> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
> important to you.
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>
> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
2 ]+ M! Y& A+ L' E6 Q+ t> 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
1 J, ~. X( W6 d0 d7 a* g9 z> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that
> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
>
( @, y; e) Q2 }/ U& ]> One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee
9 `* i3 R# i4 q$ k( Z, G8 N' \> 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,
3 M& P/ A! i0 `& j- w% }> 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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