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
& B/ O2 d6 C$ q. I> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
> coffee.
>
( v, w; L( K  e2 H( O> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
8 |& ^9 K. {5 ~8 M- S> of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and
( y. j- N( a. |  t# s> 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
7 c* W+ p7 S( j% {( I2 ?6 O7 _> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
> agreed it was.
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$ t! }. v: w8 u) a> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
3 O$ T: p) L3 S$ s( ?$ z> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar
, o7 j4 c) s6 e- c: r> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
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> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
6 q  T6 A& }: j) _1 t; N' }3 B> space between the sand. The students laughed.
>
> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
- T. F4 q+ L1 Q3 z> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
& V1 _  k2 c7 ]> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
5 r# l; k, s6 P6 B5 D5 n! N3 T> remained, your life would still be full.
>
- r. `( O1 R& W+ d# |  H2 R> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
> your car.
>
> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
5 H6 |; \! f- c> 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
( y2 q, |9 R$ ]+ A> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
> important to you.
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8 }3 i' _$ ^# Q- y% U2 Z& O> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
( [$ N6 z) _& _& C. [  F7 A> 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
> 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
> represented.. The professor smiled and said, "I'm glad you asked."
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* c- K- S8 K5 i2 I1 s" F6 W> 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."
>
> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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