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
- z" e- q3 k6 }) ^> 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.
>
4 n6 [/ _5 `% t8 S' r> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
# V$ A. J; |9 f6 D9 o! `> of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and
4 |; F2 K, r2 e( ?3 A  w% s> empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then
5 e" @* J( L! u$ j> asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.
>
; c" W6 K0 Y! J  I+ R> 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
1 C/ M/ w' c  h! H' T> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
# U, _) p7 S. t1 k' M8 X> agreed it was.
>
> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
0 @1 o2 q) N+ r. Y9 {/ k, M3 r9 t: ]> 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
> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
  }* X) j3 N" k. t6 K) k> 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
  b) F0 J- N7 F9 q: Z> your car.
>
& F! P/ c. u5 Y7 N1 h+ y, v! G; V% M> 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
8 c' h+ O6 |6 W+ L2 P) O. q> 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.
>
>
> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
" e8 u5 \* X  e9 T) L/ ?> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
& {$ S' J! ?( j7 H> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to
. Q7 `5 R" w; ~) Q8 H> dinner. Play another 18. There will always be time to clean the house and
( K4 n3 h3 y" }0 i: F' M' o> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that
/ _" q3 C- f5 }5 b% g, d& \$ I! e> 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
" q# Z$ I$ a4 C" I1 F0 ~% v> 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,
+ m/ n( W; h$ L/ M) x; W: X# y# j> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
>
& s6 @. W/ O8 @7 H- ^/ H9 c7 u" x> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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