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
> 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
* d. [8 ^4 ~. z8 U! T5 D> 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
> He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between
: r$ z' l, I5 R: r8 v# ^> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
2 V" [9 i* K, W8 i% D> 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
7 |2 I" d/ ?- I1 A' o> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
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8 Q+ ]/ x- m6 P- Q> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
; ?6 \. P' d: \4 P# V9 y3 x> space between the sand. The students laughed.
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: N! }) P/ K2 S! Z. P8 u> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
5 z2 n5 c* a8 O/ @4 \% Z> recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the
> important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends
0 P- g6 Z- h8 X> and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they
> remained, your life would still be full.
>
> 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
8 `4 ^8 h4 j) q8 X> 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
3 ?& u) V4 H5 }) b  T( i> important to you.
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- }' b, R% x8 A5 h/ T> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
! N4 [) U, N2 E9 n* N8 A> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
2 t! \  P- M  c9 u> 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
6 A4 M: L5 b" F" Q, O- s' y3 A> 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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> One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee
. Y8 D$ l2 X# H1 J; l> 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,
% i! x8 ~+ g# ^7 J8 \> 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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