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
; c8 g2 {4 v* R- e> When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in
1 z- m/ s0 e4 ]% _> a day are not enough, remember the  mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of
> coffee.
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5 h# P; k( Y9 {% }> A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front
& h9 ?9 {9 u, V' s> of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and
3 `  {! F% |" g8 h2 d% i+ ]. F7 ?> 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 r; f7 i1 [! ?7 ^5 ^> 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
+ X% l8 L) s" N; ^& B! A> agreed it was.
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> 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
6 q  A! K' C3 R8 n> 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.
>
> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
) t& Y6 Q8 s/ |2 E> 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
> 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
" f. V% z3 u/ f> your car.
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7 S4 K( _' ]( i% P: d) H> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
) Z$ ?* j$ C8 F. q) X; W& n2 S> 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
( Y% O* u9 v* {$ @> important to you.
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$ H  t+ F- z7 I> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
0 S, o7 i+ ~2 t/ K& a! X> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
> grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to
3 b# q, Y; ^2 G> 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
# V& o- s: C: F8 {2 z% [3 B0 G9 e> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
>
+ O% i* t* r- B7 i- }" N' \. v) W> One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee
  T+ g7 {' C8 h> represented.. The professor smiled and said, "I'm glad you asked."
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* e$ y* u" V! F  @) u) k2 f& S> 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."
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* K! a, F* X2 y4 L3 h6 r> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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