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
4 H% P- v2 J" B' u* `# M0 @& [> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
6 t# L. r. r# d- l9 A7 V> 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
& o8 Z7 h8 A/ K> 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
> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
0 e- C! d' L5 I7 _> 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
> 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
9 k0 ]9 e3 [5 k6 ~> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
  }) d# W. d" o" I) r$ Z: r& c> 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
& a6 \7 @7 J) d2 b) v0 z: |! W) J> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
> 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.
>
5 W4 G8 r7 n% t  E) @" z. j> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
8 l$ G3 r; V( p  R' t> the jar first," he continued, "there is no room for the pebbles or the
, V% W( O6 N: N: m2 Y' |> golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy
% q! n/ O0 p( z+ h> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
> important to you.
>
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6 e# `+ o- `% l! a  `, \> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
9 @" `& R( E; _9 k" @> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to
' ?! r+ t# r5 L; ?) t" D; W& a> dinner. Play another 18. There will always be time to clean the house and
9 H' S4 ~: h. x0 M> 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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% j2 N6 D, L* I. b1 S> 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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> 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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