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。
/ R, V' J! I3 x> Subject: FW: Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee
/ Z6 P" _* }$ `% d) P. O8 \> 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.
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> 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
> empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then
5 }7 r# Q# l) }. V0 g> asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.
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> 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
> agreed it was.
>
> 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
7 B7 z2 l  f3 W9 {> 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
> 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
> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
0 m7 W. x* L4 a2 t3 F% I. r> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
. }& i, _3 I$ h! t( a$ p/ B9 _> remained, your life would still be full.
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  |2 F! p# Z/ Z- s' m) \1 [; Y> 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
9 L8 \  p( ~- l  M7 O> the jar first," he continued, "there is no room for the pebbles or the
( Q8 L3 t, @4 ~* G7 I, `> 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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% x3 g6 X* I7 ]> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
2 Z, c' b) b! O; N2 R, A> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
' l) F2 t" {6 a% u1 f2 {> 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
4 S" e3 D9 {( a' j, d% a> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that
% ?& @8 b. C* ]( [+ w> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
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- K, o$ A  q% \; i5 J! G: q& M# h7 v> 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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* n4 q2 M2 G# |> The coffee just shows you that no matter how full your life may seem,
' \+ a+ Z( ?! o) h9 s5 F> 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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