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。
9 P6 U5 I$ g$ ]) E+ i- E> Subject: FW: Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee
> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
3 ^; R' x. a0 X7 A. r: ]# \1 w> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
> coffee.
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. i8 S  k3 Y9 I  ]> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
" ^- q8 U0 \, v% q  I1 V/ W. I> 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.
>
5 D# X8 h$ d9 }' d> 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
/ ^+ ?* ~6 {; I2 _" b> agreed it was.
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! r3 Y* N! r* d0 Y/ \7 l& y> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
  }# H0 p2 ~" |" X9 ]> 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
> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
: [! Q5 w  B# ]; I% Z6 c) l> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
! i3 C* x) A, G  r7 k4 b$ 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
> remained, your life would still be full.
>
> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
/ O0 u# `6 s, q8 Q) y> your car.
>
9 R& ^2 C5 x7 L5 L2 u> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
+ s  B/ S# J. c8 [9 C3 r> 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
- ?. M" |8 e' j0 |/ A& ]> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
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> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
$ t) h) `- N& k& [7 _* D3 H* ]) m4 U& f> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to
+ p* }* ^. m5 J  }3 ~) B1 O: i; U" o> dinner. Play another 18. There will always be time to clean the house and
+ H$ y/ l$ H3 a4 E* x3 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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* x& p( m, k! D- N7 k8 t" @; Y& x> One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee
& i  Z+ L3 a6 u# x, z$ }. A0 i> represented.. The professor smiled and said, "I'm glad you asked."
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2 U7 n' {. B0 f> 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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