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
/ K8 v* i9 t8 u0 {> 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
> 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
> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
1 y, K% r) k' U% S6 i, I; J> agreed it was.
>
$ s; m; ?8 E+ l9 H. c8 e; m> 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
/ x* ^3 ?9 R! o& S> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
>
* Q' V, \: @, K> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
& h; s4 [) Q5 L6 a> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
9 B3 \% F2 z! n" }6 b2 _> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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, q, P% X* \0 V> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
7 n0 N# z4 q! f6 \> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
& Y6 _+ q) l, d& X* f! C> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
: e7 p9 b5 B& e* ^> remained, your life would still be full.
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7 H) Q2 J1 `+ R* S> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
; {. @) W& o+ y> your car.
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> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
, p1 l# E0 a$ C7 E' P> 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
" c6 }  W. p, ]> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
0 l9 }. r5 V6 X* e> 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
> 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
> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that
- B" M1 v: d7 L8 [" L2 j; a' ]> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
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: H) J3 b7 m. n( |* |( j4 F7 v, W> One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee
> represented.. The professor smiled and said, "I'm glad you asked."
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, o9 O" L" _; M- `0 q> The coffee just shows you that no matter how full your life may seem,
+ Y% n+ s% A* i  y+ Z5 O5 L> 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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