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
8 j0 N- I3 P  ]: G! W1 D( \> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
" m( c! q  C* e8 ^. T> 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
1 `; e# N; S+ G' R! _> 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
# O) `, I3 v: n7 }' V3 `1 @> 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."
>
> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
+ L  v7 C6 t) E# F# N> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
) y1 j& o1 Z2 y/ m0 H> space between the sand. The students laughed.
>
> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
% m7 A* d+ x" o% N+ @4 I9 G) U: L4 R> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
6 g# ~  q5 @" t8 l+ e> 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
4 P" b0 U2 |+ P: w! C> your car.
>
2 h4 q& M8 y, M6 @> 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
3 |. H% ]# f/ g# n( |. _! l> golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy
9 v2 q$ B- ^3 ?6 M+ g) c5 s' N9 M> on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are
  M: ~* @- r3 I5 v! G> important to you.
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7 F2 {- L# x$ Q3 j9 W% o$ p> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
" t* J$ l$ X8 |! H) ~> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
+ a' A1 _0 B4 N* u8 u/ c1 x9 Y> 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
8 v: X! A, q4 p- C9 D3 [4 _> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that
7 Z! c9 }2 v" F2 I! N> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
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& F) c7 C& C! V: a% E> One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee
2 G5 r* S  t- y3 D5 l. o0 A$ d" g> 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,
- Q3 H% z, C9 U> 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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