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
, H( i$ @/ @3 _! B> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
1 l+ _. C$ G6 t6 B% W7 u/ G* R> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
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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
% @4 X  S3 V9 \> asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.
>
# ]. y5 G0 E& o! S6 i' }* {9 p, E6 E> 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
- r/ i& V. N. u& B' X> agreed it was.
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> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
, n$ G5 D2 \; |" n* Y3 q2 f2 V> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar
> 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
* u& e2 a6 y) x- P1 [> 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' {# J. U' S4 [0 l( h) q> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
0 L5 {# V) ]2 I, B. u' j6 f: |> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
6 l9 M6 p. }$ o* S> remained, your life would still be full.
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2 v+ k6 a/ c( M  ?2 m> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
' _5 F0 W. ]3 u9 A1 ]& G' \> your car.
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  \1 ?2 r* D7 m8 a" k9 P> 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
> golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy
. D: N( x6 z4 e: P> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
> important to you.
>
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. {- {6 E% U5 f& x+ B* r> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
8 {6 v2 H# }: I6 h  E> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to
& W* b; k/ W6 }1 `> 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."
>
> 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."
>
# ~9 f: A. n5 |& _+ K  G8 g9 X> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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