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。
' G% L! y' i3 o) T# t> Subject: FW: Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee
  G. q. W+ @; j5 x3 D: F  W> 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.
>
9 D! P9 e- G4 }8 ]> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
+ B9 v; u) c% Q* 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.
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" @+ V. C7 P: d$ I  Y6 O> The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar
+ a5 K8 D! M8 S% s. Z> He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between
3 e0 J  N) }- B7 n* \1 j> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
> agreed it was.
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3 L& g) o- ?' A> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
' b5 n" {$ R, B' c: o; b$ w> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar
9 C# ]% p* B  M2 g; _/ }+ n> 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
> space between the sand. The students laughed.
>
: K: I2 A. d- C9 e: T' h# v> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
$ a" M" ~6 h) G8 U' F: l" U" l> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
8 |8 I0 u- Q# f> 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
: I, v5 D8 p) j6 X> 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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: J2 J+ }0 t" }8 ]3 ]. n. X> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
* I7 H  S  z+ ~' I# A2 C8 E) n> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
) Z' }2 D1 D  B& n  h3 \& O> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to
/ I5 J- X5 @, I) E# z> 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
/ x! T) w# K9 H0 z: ^> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
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" Z+ J8 n% j  ~& Y* g7 z> One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee
> represented.. The professor smiled and said, "I'm glad you asked."
>
> 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."
>
$ a: Q7 C* r* k0 W> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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