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
> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
9 v! _" u/ \: l) B# E7 W> 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
8 f$ i' q5 h( ?( X* }! c6 Z, m% g> of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and
1 C% x( ~  k, A> empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then
) L3 @# \0 n0 d> asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.
>
3 x0 H4 B' K! g. Q> The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar
! p; u& ?, F7 \/ P& u8 ^> 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.
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: I# N# w" P) X> 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
% a6 ]7 g3 i- U3 R3 @& B: o> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
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; ]" Z. U. {& i  H> 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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4 c  \: G! L! l3 x8 A& f8 l> "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
> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
4 J) }( Q, s) |# \) }1 `> 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
> 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
> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
4 \" S) W  ^; p$ L, ]9 D> important to you.
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> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
4 k2 A* U7 C. \% I9 {/ E) a2 n> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
> 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
> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that
* D2 M! [& x' g. L) P% m> 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
4 J1 g/ v* U1 }% W/ P% l* 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,
> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
>
* J' @4 Z7 a) l> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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