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( ^* |' O. {% _. R) T> 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
> coffee.
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7 `9 [1 b' O3 |9 |$ i8 R) b; \> 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
; O7 f1 e; N- h3 ?7 t" `9 L# o> 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.
>
0 N3 j6 p0 Q: E! p. \* l4 O> The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar
: }- _# P3 C  {# o  A) D. o> He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between
6 D' N6 }; b! F5 B> the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They
> agreed it was.
>
> The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of
' j& p9 y% g7 h1 h+ d> course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar
> was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
>
+ n$ e  f3 ^1 d; {9 U0 F7 X' M> The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and
> poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty
) `& h0 ~0 l5 Q1 |) C( L- l> space between the sand. The students laughed.
>
+ X8 k. T3 o" R6 |% z' N3 H& X6 w> "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to
: l( |* W. h- F3 C> 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.
>
1 Q- @% H. M$ e, Q! k  u& O; R> The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and
/ d0 Q0 z! c$ ~- R> your car.
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: H7 m' _& W* s* C' e( K5 q> The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into
$ M% v& g% m1 A( e; ~> the jar first," he continued, "there is no room for the pebbles or the
1 w- _: @% F- |) b) e> 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
> important to you.
>
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> "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Spend
> time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with
. o. l- e1 l( A1 J6 L> 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
> fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that
/ n4 H& X" g# y+ y9 v1 P& B> really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."
>
$ f# z' [- F) ]- y> One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee
" r0 a! c- P2 \% b- `> represented.. The professor smiled and said, "I'm glad you asked."
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7 v  |" t4 R% e" }9 y) C/ a9 r> 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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> Please share this with someone you care about.. I JUST DID

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