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
; T' }( E! J* A# l5 a) x> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
> coffee.
>
  t* X7 g  K) U: ~% ~' T  s, J; j7 c> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
, ?, W7 d! |3 b, N4 Q> 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.
>
+ j' d. |5 ?+ q5 F> 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
/ @0 W+ j( A7 }# N( I> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
( r# F6 x4 C% e3 S, n5 U> agreed it was.
>
( ~9 u; R" ~7 X% h, l6 n1 ?> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
8 Z  A' @  U% x% U) J> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar
. ~& G  L5 w- q) M: K& G> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
>
* c! f) D8 n0 E> 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.
>
& T. N  ?' y+ h7 U8 @> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
* X3 J- K8 M' O* ]' ?6 J8 ~: W> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
4 s' o. N# L7 g' L* O1 K> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
! y! M6 C( H3 I7 _) ^, b> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
( g, A2 U1 r* F: O> remained, your life would still be full.
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# v8 M0 Y& n$ g& a. `$ o> 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
+ j# p; ]7 @! ]& w+ {9 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
> important to you.
>
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- f$ }; B& U/ E2 t7 ?3 B> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
  ~/ O2 C( v5 f) L> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to
- [! Z2 B8 k$ y2 ]2 ?> 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
4 t; t4 \) w2 D$ a- G7 S> 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."
>
( G) {0 i6 K0 P4 y2 h# k% X3 z. d  v> The coffee just shows you that no matter how full your life may seem,
# O' G& `- O& L& y+ |> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
>
5 K, x* y: C" u> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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