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
% U, Y) @9 y. W" n2 @( t& n5 ]> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
3 |5 O- L3 i2 B2 `; M9 ^- J2 D> 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
> 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
4 I' R( Q' j- J# y* D9 S; ^  h> He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between
% S# v+ v( R# P/ K> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
& Y  U6 f1 Y: ?9 M9 j> agreed it was.
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* v  s; w9 h% e' j4 G& c: q: C> 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
. v: d& S; Q; ^+ P& C> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
>
> 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
* X7 d) ]; y0 T2 X% g+ _> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
2 ?6 O+ ^" Y: _+ Z- o4 g7 U& \+ M) R- Y> 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.
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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
> golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy
' Y- N8 e' S( v* r> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
$ t7 C$ [  j: l( i! r% S> important to you.
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2 S: {' _# n' V/ N> "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
> dinner. Play another 18. There will always be time to clean the house and
. M- o  g4 C( c1 y( r> 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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3 m$ h$ d5 `& c: k3 D> 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,
* b8 m+ o- N/ v; H> there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."
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  P1 Y) d0 J" ^; q- Y> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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