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
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# M+ M, J7 I3 a& X6 s> 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
( z8 w- u& J9 h% F% q> 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.
>
+ G6 {% \2 n  ~% Y6 C> The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar
# u/ B7 D: P! f. A* Z! ~> 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.
>
- d  B3 h, m* W7 R* V+ f: ^> 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
( m! x$ V$ n, H7 K> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
>
; @$ ~+ e. t* u' n> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
/ M1 s4 G! o$ E& }> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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; ~  @8 T: K, ?& V2 f) D, l> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
> 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
> remained, your life would still be full.
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> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
5 F0 s, P" P0 M2 U( S0 w- z* s> your car.
>
( c/ h" X" a, T7 z: k  E7 a. o6 E& b> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
4 [8 k/ t6 g# L& @1 P2 E> the jar first," he continued, "there is no room for the pebbles or the
% U, N' @( E+ ]" c' g> golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy
5 c" B& w) S" H) W" P& N4 U. v3 o> 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
* a6 ?6 n/ n' v/ j# i> 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
- p, ?0 M0 \7 x9 Y- C" O" g: {* P> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that
> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
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> One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee
9 W$ y  `. f6 u+ I$ q/ C> 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,
> 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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