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。
! T6 q8 n1 Y( ?0 F: o> Subject: FW: Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee
8 U. ?+ F6 q; v+ b0 K+ ?> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
1 J# G! R5 }. _% _- M6 Q# r> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
> coffee.
>
> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
) h' ^0 N3 q2 A! ?: S> 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.
>
> 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
; J  f% M  i) \3 w> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
> agreed it was.
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> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
% x) a2 [# A. I. Z  m; e: ^> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar
0 D* a8 t$ s9 {: ~  y: t3 w> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
>
5 K3 s# l$ p8 }! l3 g" |: z' e> 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
> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
( o  }/ L/ o" ^> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
0 V& [  x8 v" k5 J0 a> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
, z4 X. _  u. \" i> remained, your life would still be full.
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> 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
. h. i9 M% _% P4 D& p' E> 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
. W5 R" _8 g! U. m> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
5 B1 Q8 p- j8 Q  n$ j& D( D0 H! N> important to you.
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0 v/ X$ C) q: B( a) s9 w# E> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
0 d$ w$ y& x2 J) Q1 V0 [3 \) k( Q> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
& P0 ~: U+ B! Z0 Z> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to
( l) L) `; T; d; Y> 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."
>
8 ?; t- P* {- Y4 H> 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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' p& K( B" x1 V$ t3 m> 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."
>
  v5 F( u$ J. a, F> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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