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。
. T; Q. t; z2 t9 N+ a/ b1 Z> Subject: FW: Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee
> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
0 g, ~) P5 u6 E> 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
/ p! W! I2 G( {+ K* |5 }' S> empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then
' G2 }4 O  ?5 h7 X( x> 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
: o, k- i* K: B& t; x> 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
+ T7 V  \0 T9 M% b; G' i( X( I9 Y8 n> agreed it was.
>
& c8 F- ?, K& Y- E> 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
. o2 Z; X) L  E: U3 r> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
>
  }3 F1 x% y3 J' N> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
3 ~% f2 E& o) {" W5 w> 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
5 V, a  G0 B* u$ e> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
) M6 W3 B5 `/ t+ p+ _; E> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
5 K, g3 t, e0 \: I> remained, your life would still be full.
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9 e8 D% N7 A) w2 f+ c> 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
> the jar first," he continued, "there is no room for the pebbles or the
6 J$ u( l/ n. n' f0 k> golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy
+ K8 F, H/ X3 }- t2 W* s> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
& U5 ?  o8 F9 |& J% e: u% d+ Y3 k> important to you.
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, l+ ^! e4 Q% W% C( H1 s> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to
) K! e, ?5 A+ j8 z> 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."
>
& K* J& z' s2 X) W8 P> 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."
>
! G1 L/ H! y+ [( u> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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